High-fidelity simulation improved pharmacology learning and retention compared to low-fidelity and sham groups¶
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q3 i? High-fidelity simulation significantly increased correct answers (p<0.001) and preserved retention, unlike sham and low-fidelity groups. → Owolabi Joshua O. 2025
Evidence¶
Owolabi Joshua O. 2025¶
Owolabi Joshua O., Gardner Katresa, Agboola Rasheed, Yesudas Rekha R., Shaw Jennifer H. (2025). Use of simulation for teaching biomedical sciences to undergraduate medical students- a scoping review. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07819-y
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Randomized controlled trial of 90 fifth-year Italian medical students (30 per group: sham, low fidelity, high fidelity) using a 20-item MCQ pharmacology assessment; "High fidelity SIM significantly increased correct answers (p<0.001)" and retention declined only in sham and low-fidelity groups. No effect size printed.
"High fidelity SIM significantly increased correct answers (p<0.001); no difference between sham and low fidelity; there was a statistically significant decline in retention for sham and low fidelity but not for high fidelity."
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