Creating Scenarios and Guiding Learning in a Medical Simulation Center

Gregorio Mañeru Zunzarren, Alfredo Rodriguez-Sedano

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DOI: 10.4236/ce.2011.23044                

Abstract

In this article we propose to address the importance of learning scenarios in a simulation center in graduate studies in Medicine. We will describe in detail the context in which this learning is developed. To do this, we need to reflect briefly on the contents that permit the configuration of these scenarios as teaching units, the objectives which should be commensurate with the level of training and experience of the students, the activities to develop and the means by which these are arranged, and, finally, the evaluation of the process. The development of this learning would not be possible without an activity guide, as a well as an evolution and debriefing stage.

Keywords

Scenarios, Competencies, Simulation, Debriefing, Innovation

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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