Community of Inquiry framework to evaluate an online obstetric and neonatal emergency simulation workshop for health professional students in India

Abstract

Background: We transitioned our obstetric neonatal emergency simulation (ONE-Sim) workshops to an online format during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, we evaluated key learning acquired by undergraduate medical and nursing students attending the online ONE-Sim workshops from a low- and middle-income country (LMIC). Methods: Student perception of online workshops was collected using electronic questionnaires. Data was analysed using thematic analysis by employing the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework. Results: One hundred sixty medical and nursing students who attended the online ONE-Sim workshops completed the questionnaires. There was evidence in the data to support all three aspects of the CoI framework—social, cognitive and teacher presence. Conclusions: The use of the CoI framework helped to describe key learning from online interprofessional simulation workshops conducted for a LMIC.