Implementation of the clinical simulation laboratory in a medical school in the interior of the Brazilian Northeast: Reflections on the process

Abstract

This experience report aimed to describe and reflect on the process of implementing simulation in the Clinical Skills and Simulation Laboratory of the Multicampi School of Medical Sciences of Rio Grande do Norte (EMCM), as well as to conjecture on its contributions to undergraduate medical education. In this report, the experiences of EMCM students and professors are recalled, and the practice scenarios, human resources, simulators, target audience, simulated practices, and perspectives for the future are described. It is expected that the implementation of the Laboratory of Clinical Simulation Skills will strengthen the process of internalization of medical education and the EMCM's commitment in the medical education scenario, training doctors with the ability to transform the local reality, improving health indicators and exercising the profession with skill and dedication.