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Lack of Diversity in Simulation Technology: An Educational Limitation?
Rosemarie L Conigliaro1, Kerstin D Peterson, Terry D Stratton
1From the Westchester Medical Center (R.L.C.), New York Medical College, Valhalla; Eastern Kentucky University (K.D.P.), Richmond, KY; and Department of Behavioral Science (T.D.S.), University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY.
Statement:
Despite increased attention on diversity in medicine and healthcare, heterogeneity in simulation technology has been slow to follow suit. In a nonsystematic review of simulation technology available in 2018 with respect to skin tone, age and sex, we found limited diversity in these offerings, suggesting limitations to educators' abilities to represent the full array of patients, conditions, and scenarios encountered in medicine and training. We highlight these limitations and propose basic strategies by which educators can increase awareness of and incorporate diversity into the simulation arena.
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