Perception of faculty in the community health sciences colleges towards simulation-based education in clinical nutrition undergraduate practical courses

Simulation now is widely used for training and education in different fields including healthcare education. Medicine and healthcare students can be trained in a secure, efficient, and engaging setting by Simulation-based Education (SBE). Therefore, this study aimed to assess the perception of facul...

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Published in:	BMC medical education Vol. 24; no. 1; p. 402
Main Authors:	Bindayel, Iman Abdullah, Alahmad, Shahad Ahmed
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central Ltd 11-04-2024 BioMed Central BMC
Subjects:	Career Choice College teachers Colleges & universities Counseling Curricula Decision making Dietetics Educational Environment Educational Strategies Evidence-based medicine Evidence-based nursing Experiential Learning Faculty Health sciences Health surveys Interviews Learning Theories Medical education Medical errors Medical schools Methods Nutrition Older people Perceptions Questionnaires Simulation Simulation methods Simulation-based education Skills Students Study and teaching Surveys Teaching Methods Training Undergraduate Universities University faculty Saudi Arabia Dietetics Faculty Nutrition Simulation Simulation-based education Faculty members Undergraduate
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Summary:	Simulation now is widely used for training and education in different fields including healthcare education. Medicine and healthcare students can be trained in a secure, efficient, and engaging setting by Simulation-based Education (SBE). Therefore, this study aimed to assess the perception of faculty members in the community health departments towards SBE to be used in practical subjects for clinical nutrition undergraduate courses. This cross-sectional survey was conducted among community health sciences faculty members. The perception was assessed using a self-administered questionnaire that included three sections. This questionnaire was completed by 125 faculty members, of whom 36 (28.8%) were male and 89 (71.2%) were female. Overall, faculty members had positive perceptions, with a mean score of 3.86 ± 0.74, but a high level of anxiety toward SBE, with a mean score of 3.42 ± 0.75. There was a statistically significant difference between the responses of the faculty members based on the training they received in simulation (P = 0.001). The study results indicate that community health sciences faculty members' perception of SBE in Saudi Arabia is generally positive. However, the results show high levels of anxiety among faculty members toward SBE.
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ISSN:	1472-6920 1472-6920
DOI:	10.1186/s12909-024-05338-w