Clinical Skills Simulation Complementing Core Content: Development of the Simulation Lab Integrated Curriculum Experience (SLICE)

Drew Cutshaw; Thomas O'Gorman; Gary L Beck Dallaghan; Anita Swiman; Benny L Joyner Jr; Kurt Gilliland; Paul Shea

doi:10.1007/s40670-019-00771-9

Clinical Skills Simulation Complementing Core Content: Development of the Simulation Lab Integrated Curriculum Experience (SLICE)

Med Sci Educ. 2019 Jul 9;29(3):643-646. doi: 10.1007/s40670-019-00771-9. eCollection 2019 Sep.

Authors

Drew Cutshaw¹, Thomas O'Gorman¹, Gary L Beck Dallaghan¹, Anita Swiman¹, Benny L Joyner Jr¹, Kurt Gilliland¹, Paul Shea¹

Affiliation

¹ University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 311 Berryhill Hall, CB 7321, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA.

Abstract

Simulation is emerging as an essential component of the medical school curriculum. Simulation Lab Integrated Curriculum Experience (SLICE) is a student-organized program at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine (UNC SOM) for medical students that provides skills-based training sessions to augment didactic learning experiences. During its pilot year, SLICE conducted five events with respondents completing pre-and post-surveys evaluating participants' level of comfort with procedures. There was a significant increase in self-reported confidence after each session, with students providing overwhelmingly positive feedback regarding SLICE's ability to contextualize material presented in traditional lectures.

Keywords: Basic science; Clinical skills; Medical student; Simulation.