Incorporating simulation technology into a neurology clerkship

J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2013 Aug;113(8):628-35. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2013.024.

Abstract

Simulation-based medical education is growing in use and popularity in various settings and specialties. A literature review yields scant information about the use of simulation-based medical education in neurology, however. The specialty of neurology presents an interesting challenge to the field of simulation-based medical education because of the inability of even the most advanced mannequins to mimic a focal neurologic deficit. The authors present simulator protocols for status epilepticus and acute stroke that use a high-fidelity mannequin despite its inability to mimic a focal neurologic deficit. These protocols are used in the training of third- and fourth-year medical students during their neurology clerkship at Penn State College of Medicine. The authors also provide a review of the pertinent literature.

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Clerkship* / organization & administration
  • Curriculum
  • Humans
  • Manikins
  • Neurology / education*
  • Patient Simulation*
  • Status Epilepticus
  • Stroke
  • Teaching / methods*