The C-ASE Project: computer-assisted simulated examination.
Simulations of clinical scenarios for medical education can take a number of forms, including paper-based tutorials, interactive computer programs, and Standardized Patients (SPs). The fidelity of a simulation to the situation it mimics may have a great deal to do with its educational effectiveness. It was hypothesized that it is possible to create simulation experiences on a microcomputer that occupy a middle ground between the low-fidelity simulation of paper-based tutorials and many interactive computer programs, and high-fidelity simulation of SPs. The C-ASE (computer-assisted simulated examination) project, developed to test this hypothesis, incorporates a simulated three-dimensional environment and digital video of patients and clinic staff.
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Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. n.wool-ridge@utoronto.ca
D015510:Clinical Medicine / Q000193:education; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations