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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Cognitive Science
  • Healthcare Simulation

Background:

  • Simulation-based education can lead to cognitive overload, hindering learning and performance in medical trainees.
  • Existing strategies to mitigate cognitive overload often overlook the benefits of online platforms like accessibility and scalability.
  • A gap exists in understanding how online preparatory modules can be integrated into simulation curricula.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the impact of preparatory online modules on cognitive load and performance in postgraduate medical trainees.
  • To determine if pre-briefing content delivered via online modules can optimize cognitive load during simulation-based training.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of online modules within a resuscitation curriculum.

Main Methods:

  • Fifty-three postgraduate medical trainees were assigned to an online module group or a control group.
  • Cognitive load (intrinsic, extraneous, germane) was measured using a modified questionnaire.
  • Performance was assessed via a simulation-based objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) using the Ottawa Surgical Competency Operating Room Evaluation.

Main Results:

  • The online module group exhibited higher intrinsic and germane cognitive load but lower extraneous cognitive load.
  • Trainees using online modules achieved significantly higher performance scores in the OSCE (p=0.0077).
  • Principal component analysis corroborated the cognitive load questionnaire findings.

Conclusions:

  • Preparatory online modules facilitated cognitive optimization in trainees undergoing simulation-based resuscitation training.
  • The observed cognitive changes likely contributed to improved performance in the objective structured clinical examination.
  • Further research is recommended to explore long-term effects and implementation barriers of online preparatory training in healthcare.