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Do Fellows and Faculty Share the Same Perception of Simulation Fidelity? A Pilot Study.
Devika Singh1, Taiki Kojima, Harshad Gurnaney
1From the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine (D.S., T.K., H.G., E.S.D.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine (D.S., H.G., E.S.D.), University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; and Department of Anesthesiology (T.K.), Aichi Children's Health and Medical Center Obu, Aichi, Japan.
Pediatric anesthesia fellows and faculty perceive simulation fidelity similarly, with fellows rating technical skills sessions higher than faculty. This suggests realistic simulation design for medical education.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Simulation Technology
- Anesthesiology Training
Background:
- Simulation is crucial in graduate medical education for realistic training.
- Faculty strive to enhance simulator fidelity for trainees.
- Perceptions of simulation fidelity between trainees and faculty are not well understood.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare fellows' and faculty's perceptions of simulation fidelity.
- To assess fidelity ratings for technical skill and teamwork simulations.
Main Methods:
- A prospective, single-center observational study was conducted.
- Fellows and faculty completed surveys after participating in a simulation-based boot camp.
- Fidelity ratings were compared between the two groups for different simulation types.
Main Results:
- Both fellows and faculty reported moderate to high fidelity for technical and teamwork simulations.
- Fellows rated the airway skills simulation significantly higher than faculty did.
- Fellows' and faculty's ratings for the teamwork simulation were similar.
Conclusions:
- Pediatric anesthesia fellows' fidelity ratings were comparable to or higher than faculty ratings.
- Faculty may be more critical of technical skill simulation fidelity than teamwork simulation fidelity.
- Findings suggest faculty-developed simulations are perceived as realistic by fellows, reassuring educators.
