Enhancing the clinical skills of undergraduate medical students through simulation-based training using indigenous subcutaneous swelling models

Abstract

Simulation-based learning is a novel teaching approach that involves fabricating clinical situations to immerse students in realistic scenarios, that aid in acquiring new skills without involving real patients prioritizing patient safety. It serves as an opportunity to combine theoretical knowledge with practical application providing valuable hands-on experience before students venture out to practice medicine preparing them to handle complex situations without anxiety. The integration of Simulation-based training into the medical curriculum has proven to be efficient as evidenced by multiple articles related to the use of simulation in education that were used as references. This was further substantiated by the overwhelming response obtained from this study which was conducted to explore the efficiency of simulation models in teaching the clinical examination of subcutaneous swellings among undergraduate medical students, who expressed that these models helped them in better understanding and retaining of the concept acquired.