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Surgical Education

Part of the book series: Advances in Medical Education ((AMEDUC,volume 2))

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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.

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    Roger Kneebone

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  1. Centre for Educational Development, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom

    Heather Fry

  2. St. Mary' Hospital London, Dept. Biosurgery & Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom

    Roger Kneebone

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Kneebone, R. (2011). Simulation. In: Fry, H., Kneebone, R. (eds) Surgical Education. Advances in Medical Education, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1682-7_3

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