A pilot study to assess the utility of a freely downloadable mobile application simulator for undergraduate clinical skills training: a single-blinded, randomised controlled trial

A pilot study to assess the utility of a freely downloadable mobile application simulator for undergraduate clinical skills training: a single-blinded, randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Medical simulators offer an invaluable educational resource for medical trainees. However, owing to cost and portability restrictions, they have traditionally been limited to simulation centres. With the advent of sophisticated mobile technology, simulators have become cheaper an...

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Main Authors: Richard D. Bartlett, Dina Radenkovic, Stefan Mitrasinovic, Andrew Cole, Iva Pavkovic, Peyton Cheong Phey Denn, Mahrukh Hussain, Magdalena Kogler, Natalia Koutsopodioti, Wasima Uddin, Ivan Beckley, Hana Abubakar, Deborah Gill, Daron Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
Subjects:
Simulation
Touch surgery
Mobile application simulator
Virtual reality
Medical education
Clinical skills training
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12909-017-1085-y

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