Influence of Simulation in Malaysian Healthcare Education and Research (ISIM-HERE): A TwoDecade Experience
- Author:
ISMAIL MS
1
Author Information
1. 1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Collective Name:ISMAIL MS; JOHAR MJ; SIRAJ HH; ARIF K; JALINA K3; IVA MI; SAIDAH MH; BALAKRISHNIAN M; SYAHIRA J; PHRAMPUS PE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
assessment;
medical education;
simulation;
simulation training;
skills.
- From:Medicine and Health
2019;14(1):53-67
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
The use of simulation as a teaching methodology in medical institutions has
been in Malaysia for over two decades. This study aimed to evaluate the current
scenarios of simulation impact and utilization in Malaysian academic healthcare
institutions (AHIs). We conducted a population-based survey on all AHIs in
Malaysia including public and private. We performed an online survey followed by
a face-to-face interview evaluating the number of institutions that used simulation,
duration of experience, purpose, funding, users’ category and healthcare domain,
research activities, dedicated-trained staff and the challenges faced. Out of 75
healthcare institutions approached, 38 agreed to participate in this study. Twentytwo (57.9%) were public hospitals while 16 (42.1%) were private institutions.
Thirty-five (92.1%) out of 38 institutions used simulation as a teaching method.
The majority (15, 42.9%) had less than five years’ experience, and about a third (11,
31.4%) used simulation for teaching, training and performance assessment. Nurses
(30, 26.1%) were the main users followed by physicians and paramedic (19, 16.5%
each respectively). In-hospital and procedural group were the top two domains of
utilizers. Almost three quarters (25, 71.4%) have dedicated support staff to manage
the centre. Funding was mainly from internal institutional support mechanisms.
Seven different categories of challenges were identified, the biggest being financial
support. In summary, even though healthcare simulation has been in Malaysia for
the past two decades but the most substantial impact happened over the last five
years. Utilization was mainly for teaching, training, and performance assessment
with minimal use in research
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