SBL enhances clinical skills and confidence in health professions students from CALD backgrounds¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Students from CALD backgrounds reported increased communication skills, clinical skills, confidence and cultural competence after SBL. → Zhang Luocheng 2025

Evidence¶

Zhang Luocheng 2025¶

Zhang Luocheng, Patterson Freyr, Penman Adriana, Forbes Roma. (2025). Understanding simulation-based learning for health professions students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds: a scoping review. Advances in Health Sciences Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-024-10384-6

q2 · i? · review · r3

Thematic synthesis of nine of ten included studies in this scoping review, integrating qualitative and quantitative data, found students described "benefits of participating in SBL, including increased communication, professional knowledge, clinical skills, confidence, and cultural competence".

"Students from CALD backgrounds in these studies described the benefits of participating in SBL, including increased communication, professional knowledge, clinical skills, confidence, and cultural competence"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Linguistic and cultural barriers are the most frequently mentioned challenges CALD students face in SBL — related
• CALD students showed significantly greater confidence and skill gains from SBL than domestic students in comparative studies — related
• Exclusive use of white manikins heightened CALD students' sense of underrepresentation in SBL — related
• SBL is associated with wider clinical performance benefits including self-confidence, self-efficacy, clinical reasoning and teamwork — a broader claim this one bears on