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SIMULATION IN HEALTHCARE-JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR SIMULATION IN HEALTHCARE
Volume 17, Issue 1, Pages E8-E13Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000583
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Professional identity; simulation; medical student; medical education
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This study investigated the professional identity experiences of medical students during their first week of medical school through clinical simulations. The results showed that simulation experiences can aid in early self-reflection and promote professional identity development. Students reported that the simulations helped them feel what it is like to be a doctor and transition into the role of a student-physician.
Introduction Authentic clinical experiences and reflection are critical for medical student professional identity formation (PIF). Individualized learning plans and competency-based education accelerate time to graduation, thus creating more demand for students to gain PIF experiences early in medical education. This pilot study investigated student professional identity experiences related to participation in a clinical simulation during the first week of medical school. Methods All first-year medical students at an academic health center participated in a clinically relevant simulation-based orientation to medical school (SOMS). Participants completed evaluation surveys measuring PIF-related experiences during the SOMS. Results All participants completed the survey (N = 186). Students agreed that the SOMS helped them feel what it is like to be a doctor (90%) and transition to the role of student-physician (91%). Student comments about the SOMS-reflected PIF-related processes, such as building a sense of a community of practice among their peers in their roles as a healthcare team. Students also valued the opportunity to engage in reflection about their roles as student-physicians. Conclusions Simulation experiences can be used as a trigger for self-reflection to assist in medical student professional identity development as early as the first weeks of medical school. Simulation exercises may improve PIF and could further enhance medical student PIF by adding them longitudinally into the curriculum.
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