Learning from a Dummy: Ways to Incorporate Simulation-Based Medical Education into the Medicine Clerkship

The use of simulation-based medical education (SBME) in UME has increased substantially over the last several years due to the increase in available technology as well as broader recognition of its power and validity as a learning tool for students. When surveyed, 97% of US medical schools reported having a physical simulation center. While a majority of internal medicine clerkships report using simulation, it can take a wide variety of forms, from breaking bad news to procedural curricula to cardiac arrest algorithms. In this workshop, presenters will start with an overview of the current SBME data and share the implementation of SBME as a clinical reasoning exercise in an inpatient medicine clerkship. In small groups, participants will discuss ways to implement SBME into existing clerkship curricula. Each group will receive one learning objective and brainstorm together ways that the learning objective could be achieved in the simulation lab. There will also be opportunities to discuss how to overcome potential challenges, particularly at institutions that may not have a robust simulation lab or are operating with a limited budget or resources. Each group will present their ideas with opportunities for feedback and areas for improvement. The presenters will share a model for debriefing and emphasize the opportunities for learning that come with debriefing after simulation.