La simulación en la adquisición de competencias clínicas para la semiología de abdomen en estudiantes de medicina de la Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja durante septiembre 2012 – febrero 2013

Abstract

At the Technical University of Loja, in the Degree of Doctor , an investigation was performed whose aim was to establish the use of simulation for semiology abdomen by developing workshops with the projection of a training video and the subsequent clinical evaluation objective and structured (OSCE) whose purpose was to evaluate the acquisition of clinical skills. This research is descriptive, quantitative and cross- type approach, which was applied to 60 students enrolled in the fifth cycle of the Degree of Doctor during the period September 2012- February 2013. The results obtained after the implementation of the OSCE participants showed that 100 % passed the workshop with ratings above 14 points and none failed the workshop. This study concludes that the implementation of simulation in medicine improves student learning achieved in training and increase proficiency in medical personnel decreasing the rate of complications.