A Simulated Night on Call Experience for Graduating Medical Students

David Wald, Alisa Peet, Jane Cripe, Michaella Kinloch
2016 MedEdPORTAL  
A number of medical schools have developed capstone courses to help prepare medical students for their transition to residency training. As part of our capstone program, we developed a Night on Call experience for graduating medical students to simulate the experience of an intern physician responding to medical emergencies in the hospital setting. Our 2-hour program incorporates high-fidelity simulation in a four-station format (four clinical cases) with semistructured debriefing at the
more » ... ion of the experience. The program has been well received. The majority of students report that the exercise achieves its learning objectives and has been a valuable experience. In addition, the students note that our cases offer a realistic experience. A program such as this allows the faculty an opportunity to observe and provide formative feedback to the students regarding their clinical performance when caring for patients in a simulated inpatient setting.
doi:10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10483 pmid:30984825 pmcid:PMC6440402 fatcat:l5juc5j6yreebkzcnfbujh26pe