Abstract
Purpose: Previous studies have demonstrated that a motivational programme can have positive effects in inspiring secondary school students in pursuing a career in health. However, majority of studies were conducted in the United States and were delivered in the multiple sessions and attendances format. MED-E-SIM is a one-day educational pilot programme designed for Australian secondary school students interested in pursuing a career in healthcare. Method: MED-E-SIM's aim is to increase participants' interest and certainty in pursuing the healthcare professions through participation in mannequin-based simulated clinical exercises, procedural workshops using part-task simulation trainers, and active engagement in an ‘ask the expert’ style masterclass hosted by healthcare clinicians. In order to evaluate the impact of MED-E-SIM, 66 senior secondary school students who participated in the programme were invited to complete the post programme evaluation survey. Results: We observed increases in both students' self-perceived understanding of health profession and knowledge about Basic Life Support after the participation in MED-E-SIM programme. Furthermore, our study also showed that MED-E-SIM programme participation could help improve participants’ decision in pursuing future career in health (P < 0.001). Discussion: Implementing programmes like MED-E-SIM can be a feasible strategy to help increase awareness and interest of pursuit in health-related career amongst our younger generation. © 2020 King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Recommended Citation
Au, Alberto; Palmer, Louise; and Carbery, Catherine
(2020)
"MED-E-SIM: Inspiring Healthcare Career through Simulated Learning in Australian Senior Secondary School Students,"
Health Professions Education: Vol. 6:
Iss.
4, Article 5.
DOI: 10.1016/j.hpe.2020.11.002
Available at:
https://hpe.researchcommons.org/journal/vol6/iss4/5
