Levelling the learning ground for healthcare professionals across the world through SIMBA: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare the acceptance, strengths and limitations of Simulation via Instant Messaging-Birmingham Advance (SIMBA) in low/middle-income countries (LMICs) and high-income countries (HICs), on healthcare professionals' professional development and learning.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Online (either mobile or computer/ laptop or both).

Participants

462 participants (LMICs: 29.7%, n=137 and HICs: 71.3%, n=325) were included.

Interventions

Sixteen SIMBA sessions were conducted between May 2020 and October 2021. Doctors-in-training solved anonymised real-life clinical scenarios over WhatsApp. Participants completed pre-SIMBA and post-SIMBA surveys.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Outcomes were identified using Kirkpatrick's

SUBMITTER: Malhotra K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10335543 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature