Wieke Van Boxtel, Katarina Jerković-Ćosić, Linda J Schoonmade, Mai J M Chinapaw
Health literacy in the context of child health promotion: a scoping review of conceptualizations and descriptions
BMC public health
clinical simulators important resource medical students seeking improve fundamental surgical skills threedimensional 3d printing offers innovative method create simulators due low production costs reliable printing fidelity aimed validate 3d printed knottying simulator named nodotie designed 3d printed knottying simulator integrated series knottying challenges designated video curriculum made accessible via quickresponse qr code nodotie costs less 1 print assemble distributed secondyear medical students starting surgical clerkship participants asked complete survey gauging simulators usability educational utility time simulator distribution survey completion eight weeks students perceived nodotie easytouse 46 08 agreed increased motor skills 45 09 confidence 45 08 tying surgical knots clinical setting many students agreed nodotie provided stable durable surface knottying practice 837 n 41 would continue use beyond participation study period 917 n 44 medical students found interactive 3d printed knottying simulator effective tool use selfdirected development knottying skills given nodoties low cost students able keep nodotie use beyond study period increases opportunity students engage longitudinal practice necessary master knottying progress medical education clinical simulators provide proactive learners reliable stressfree environments engage selfdirected surgical skills development nodotie 3d printed simulator serves costeffective interactive tool medical students develop knottying abilities beyond clinical setting