Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Development and evaluation of a simulation-based pediatric emergency medicine curriculum.
The infrequency of severe childhood illness limits opportunities for emergency medicine (EM) providers to learn from real-world experience. Simulation offers an evidence-based educational approach to develop and practice clinical skills. ⋯ A one-day, simulation-based pediatric EM curriculum produced limited results. The evaluation approach is reasonable and reproducible for the population studied. Instructional dose strength and factors may have limited curriculum effectiveness. Focused, frequent, and effortful instructional interventions are necessary to achieve substantial performance improvements.