Katherine E Speirs, Stephanie K Grutzmacher, Ashley L Munger, Lauren A Messina
Recruitment and retention in an SMS-based health education program: Lessons learned from Text2BHealthy
Health informatics journal
simulator training important teaching perfusion students fundamental skills associated cbp start working clinic currently available highfidelity simulators lack anatomic features would help students visually understand connection hemodynamic parameters anatomic structure therefore 3dprinted silicone cardiovascular system developed institution study aimed determine whether using anatomic perfusion simulator instead traditional bucket simulator would better improve perfusion students understanding cannulation sites blood flow anatomy sixteen students tested establish baseline knowledge randomly divided two groups witness simulated bypass pump run one two simulators anatomic bucket retested better analyze data defined true learning characterized incorrect answer presimulation assessment corrected postsimulation assessment group witnessed simulated pump run anatomic simulator showed larger increase mean test score instances true learning larger gain acuity confidence interval despite small sample size results suggest anatomic simulator valuable instrument teaching new perfusion students