Simulation

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Abstract

This chapter starts from the premise that simulation is a key element in surgical education, but that current approaches can lead to unhelpful oversimplication of the complexities of real world clinical practice. The chapter’s aim is to set the scene for later sections of the book, where further aspects of simulation will be examined. After describing the nature of simulation and outlining its strengths and limitations, the chapter makes the case for placing the complexity and ‘unruliness’ of patient care at the center of simulation activity and considers some theoretical issues raised by this position. Issues of realism, access and resourcing are then addressed, putting forward possible solutions from the author’s research work in these areas.

Keywords

Left Hemisphere Simulated Patient Real Patient Procedural Skill Surgical Education 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Surgical EducationImperial College LondonLondonUK

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