TY - JOUR AU - Pereira, Nicole AU - Udaykumar, Padmaja AU - Sherif, Lulu PY - 2019/02/23 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Simulation based learning methodology in pharmacology: knowledge and perception among second year medical under-graduate students JF - International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology JA - Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol VL - 8 IS - 3 SE - Original Research Articles DO - 10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20190510 UR - https://www.ijbcp.com/index.php/ijbcp/article/view/3159 SP - 420-424 AB - <p><strong>Background: </strong>Simulation-based learning (SBL) enhances problem-solving, improves skills in health care professionals. Authors assessed its use in teaching and learning pharmacology among medical undergraduates exposed to METIman, human patient simulator.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> Medical undergraduate students exposed to SBL for over a year (8 clinical pharmacology related scenarios) were asked to fill a validated questionnaire at the end of the academic year.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Of 145 students who underwent SBL, the data of 84 were analysed. The overall satisfaction score with SBL was highly significant in 79 (94%) with a score of 26-35. Participants opined that it increases the depth of experience (91.6%), provides a no risk learning and immediate feedback opportunity (93.4%), a good opportunity to come across rare scenarios (86.2%), enhances decision making, communication, teamwork and skill development (92%); opportunity of repeated learning and enhanced patient safety at hospitals (89.28%), reduces the dependency on patients (72.8%), good opportunity for crisis training (88.0%) were other factors favouring the use of SBL. Preference for an increase in the number of classes allotted to simulation (27.4%) and reducing the duration of class (9.6%) were the major suggestions. It is an excellent method to teach and make it interesting to learn pharmacology (80.0%)</p><p>Total score varied between 23-35 with a mean±SD of 35±30.64. None had a score of 7-15.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> SBL is an effective teaching and learning methodology with adequate participant satisfaction. It can be of immense utility as a learning tool with better outcome in learning, retention and recall.</p> ER -