Aimee K Gardner, Amy H Kaji, Marja Boermeester
Practical Guide to Surgical Simulation Research
JAMA surgery
bristol medical school adopted near peerled teaching approach deliver basic life support training first year undergraduate medical students challenges arose trying identify early course candidates struggling learning sessions delivered large cohorts developed piloted novel online performance scoring system better track highlight candidate progress pilot 10point scale used evaluate candidate performance six timepoints training scores collated entered anonymised secure spreadsheet conditionally formatted provide visual representation score oneway anova performed scores trends analysed course review candidate trajectory descriptive statistics assessed values presented mean scores standard deviation xsd significant linear trend demonstrated p 0001 progression candidates course average session score increased 461 178 start 792 122 end final session threshold less 1sd mean used identify struggling candidates six given timepoints threshold enabled efficient highlighting struggling candidates real time although system subject validation pilot shown use simple 10point scoring system combination visual representation performance helps identify struggling candidates earlier across large cohorts students undertaking skills training basic life support early identification enables effective efficient remedial support