title: Medical students' satisfaction with the Applied Basic Clinical Seminar with Scenarios for Students, a novel simulation-based learning method in Greece.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The integration of simulation-based learning (SBL) methods holds promise for improving the medical education system in Greece. The Applied Basic Clinical Seminar with Scenarios for Students (ABCS3) is a novel two-day SBL course that was designed by the Scientific Society of Hellenic Medical Students. The ABCS3 targeted undergraduate medical students and consisted of three core components: the case-based lectures, the ABCDE hands-on station, and the simulation-based clinical scenarios. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the general educational environment of the course, as well as the skills and knowledge acquired by the participants.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two sets of questions were distributed to the participants: the Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM) questionnaire and an internally designed feedback questionnaire (InEv). A multiple-choice examination was also distributed prior to the course and following its completion. A total of 176 participants answered the DREEM questionnaire, 56 the InEv, and 60 the MCQs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall DREEM score was 144.61 (±28.05) out of 200. Delegates who participated in both the case-based lectures and the interactive scenarios core components scored higher than those who only completed the case-based lecture session (P=0.038). The mean overall feedback score was 4.12 (±0.56) out of 5. Students scored significantly higher on the post-test than on the pre-test (P<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The ABCS3 was found to be an effective SBL program, as medical students reported positive opinions about their experiences and exhibited improvements in their clinical knowledge and skills.
authors.affiliation: Medical Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Panteleimon
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5394-832X
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pantelidis
authors.affiliation: Medical Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7249-6197
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Staikoglou
authors.affiliation: Medical Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-3263-7132
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paparoidamis
authors.affiliation: Medical Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Christos
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2404-8725
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Drosos
authors.affiliation: Medical Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Stefanos
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-3522-2108
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karamaroudis
authors.affiliation: Medical Department, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
authors.forename: Athina
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-6177-7281
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Samara
authors.affiliation: Medical Department, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
authors.forename: Christodoulos
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1815-7228
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Keskinis
authors.affiliation: The London Deanery HEE, Queen Mary University London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Michail
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-4199-6700
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sideris
authors.affiliation: First Department of Cardiology, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7491-6319
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giannakoulas
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Papageorgiou Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5043-7962
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tsoulfas
authors.affiliation: Second Propaedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Asterios
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1517-6984
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karagiannis
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D012577:Schools, Medical; D000066908:Simulation Training; D013337:Students, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Greece; Medical education; Personality inventory; Surveys and questionnaires