Chinese Journal of Medical Education

Chinese Journal of Medical Education ›› 2019, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (1): 10-14.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-677X.2019.01.003

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Analysis on effects and course demand of simulation operations specialists in medical simulation education

Xu Zhenye1, Xu Yanli2, Wang Jiayu2, Zhang Qi2, Kuang Jie3, Huang Liang1, Mao Enqiang1, Shi Ting2   

  1. 1Emergency Department, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China;
    2Ruijin Clinic College of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200025, China;
    3Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
  • Received:2018-04-25 Online:2019-01-01 Published:2020-12-08
  • Contact: Huang Liang, Email: hl6522@126.com, Tel: 0086-21-64370045
  • Supported by:
    Medical Education Research Project of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (ZD160703)

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Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect and function of the simulation operations specialists (SOS) in assist healthcare simulation courses. To provide reference for the construction of SOS and the development of healthcare simulation education in China.Methods Based on the data in Ruijin healthcare simulation center, 194 medical simulation instructors from 93 medical institutions or colleges in 26 cities were investigated to understand their knowledge and needs for SOS, and 19 SOSs from 9 medical colleges were also investigated to understand their actual work status and self-evaluation using cellphone online research method.Results Instructors have 5.5(2.0,9.5)years' teaching experience, but the simulation experience is only 1 (1.0,1.0) year. 70% instructors are not familiar with SOS, and 85.1%(165/194) need helping in simulated teaching aspects. But the application of SOS is lower than actual demand(χ2= 7.645, P <0.05). Assist and guidance the operation of equipments, preparation classroom, and assistance teaching plans are needed by instructors. 87.1% (169/194) instructors approved the importance of SOS and there was no difference between the groups less than 20 years' teaching experience (F=0.229, P>0.05). A discrepancy exists in SOSs' actual work and responsibility in theory. In all the 19 SOSs, only 4 SOSs have enough communication with instructors before and after courses, 15 SOSs felt workload is very heavy, 14 SOSs think there is lack of enough time or disturbed by other works, 13 SOSs need professional training and only 5 SOSs are satisfied with income while instructors thought SOS should get more salaries (χ2= 19.363, P<0.05).Conclusions As the important resource of the simulation center, SOS directly affects the service ability and teaching quality of the center. The professional qualification training should be promoted actively to improve the professional technical ability for different service demand and promote the communication and understanding between simulation course faculty and SOS. The ratio of SOS and the work demand should be evaluated and improved with increasing the investment of ancillary facility. Simultaneously the establishment of the sense of SOS staff's professional value should be paid more attention and the SOS team building should be seen as the core competence development of the simulation center.

Key words: Simulation operations specialists (SOS), Healthcare simulation, Simulation center, Course operation, Instructor map, Train the trainer

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