Students gathered around computerized manikins as monitors blared. The patient was non-responsive and in real time students had to re-position his bed, check his vitals and begin resuscitation as their instructor looked on.<\/p>\n
This recent College of Medicine simulation module was designed to give rising third-year students a place to learn what they may encounter as they enter clerkships. At HCA Healthcare\u2019s simulation training center at the UCF Lake Nona Cancer Center, students entered an environment that simulates a hospital setting \u2014 with interactive simulated patients operated from control rooms to mimic real-life interactions.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a big shift from text book learning to the clinic,\u201d says Andrew Taitano, an Orlando VA Medical Center surgeon who helped create the transition-to-clerkship course. \u201cThis way we give students a foundation of knowledge in a safer environment so they can work through their nerves before getting to the hospitals.\u201d<\/p>\n