Lack of Diversity in Simulation Technology: An Educational Limitation?

Despite increased attention on diversity in medicine and healthcare, heterogeneity in simulation technology has been slow to follow suit. In a nonsystematic review of simulation technology available in 2018 with respect to skin tone, age and sex, we found limited diversity in these offerings, sugges...

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Published inSimulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Medical Simulation Vol. 15; no. 2; p. 112
Main Authors Conigliaro, Rosemarie L, Peterson, Kerstin D, Stratton, Terry D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.2020
Subjects
Cultural Diversity
Digital Technology
Education, Medical - methods
Humans
Patient Simulation
Simulation Training - methods
Socioeconomic Factors
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Summary:Despite increased attention on diversity in medicine and healthcare, heterogeneity in simulation technology has been slow to follow suit. In a nonsystematic review of simulation technology available in 2018 with respect to skin tone, age and sex, we found limited diversity in these offerings, suggesting limitations to educators' abilities to represent the full array of patients, conditions, and scenarios encountered in medicine and training. We highlight these limitations and propose basic strategies by which educators can increase awareness of and incorporate diversity into the simulation arena.
ISSN:1559-713X
DOI:10.1097/SIH.0000000000000405