Open AccessClinical Skills Simulation Complementing Core Content: Development of the Simulation Lab Integrated Curriculum Experience (SLICE)
Author(s) -
Drew Cutshaw,
Thomas W. O’Gorman,
Gary L. Beck Dallaghan,
Anita Swiman,
Benny L. Joyner,
Kurt O. Gilliland,
Paul L. Shea
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medical science educator
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2156-8650
DOI - 10.1007/s40670-019-00771-9
Subject(s) - session (web analytics) , curriculum , medical education , psychology , core curriculum , medical school , computer science , medicine , pedagogy , world wide web
Simulation is emerging as an essential component of the medical school curriculum. Simulation Lab Integrated Curriculum Experience (SLICE) is a student-organized program at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine (UNC SOM) for medical students that provides skills-based training sessions to augment didactic learning experiences. During its pilot year, SLICE conducted five events with respondents completing pre-and post-surveys evaluating participants' level of comfort with procedures. There was a significant increase in self-reported confidence after each session, with students providing overwhelmingly positive feedback regarding SLICE's ability to contextualize material presented in traditional lectures.