Open AccessFeasibility of an Interprofessional, Simulation-Based Curriculum to Improve Teamwork Skills, Clinical Skills, and Knowledge of Undergraduate Medical and Nursing Students in Uganda
Author(s) -
Data Santorino,
Mirette Dubé,
Francis Bajunirwe,
Catherine Kyakwera,
Traci Robinson,
Josephine Nambi Najjuma,
Moses Cherop,
Lenard Abesiga,
Tamara Namata,
Jennifer L Brenner,
Nalini Singhal,
Margaret Twine,
Ian Wishart,
Heather B. MacIntosh,
Adam Cheng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
simulation in healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1559-713X
pISSN - 1559-2332
DOI - 10.1097/sih.0000000000000531
Subject(s) - baseline (sea) , curriculum , teamwork , wilcoxon signed rank test , medicine , cohort , physical therapy , medical education , test (biology) , nursing , psychology , pedagogy , oceanography , political science , law , geology , paleontology , biology
Many deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa are preventable with provision of skilled healthcare. Unfortunately, skills decay after training. We determined the feasibility of implementing an interprofessional (IP) simulation-based educational curriculum in Uganda and evaluated the possible impact of this curriculum on teamwork, clinical skills (CSs), and knowledge among undergraduate medical and nursing students.