Simulation education of anaesthesiology and reanimation residents: A four-year Simmerk® experience

Abstract

Objective: Simulation-based education, using high fidelity mannequins in a realistic environment, is being increasingly used in undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education. Simulation education has been also used in a number of medical fields to improve training, clinical performance, competence assessment, and in the emercency or operating room resource management training for anesthesiology residents. Material and Methods: 375 anesthesiology and reanimation residents who worked in Istanbul were trained in Medical Device and Simulation Center (SIMMERK®) between January 2008 and January 2012. Questionnaire results of these anesthesiology and reanimation residents' were reviewed. Results: We evaluated the first four years of SIMMERK® and simulation-based traning in anaesthesiology practice. Conclusion: Simulation-based training is a safe and mistake-forgiving learning and training method designed for anesthesiology residents.