Impact of simulation training on communication skills and informed consent practices in medical students- a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Communication skills are essential for surgeons; typified regarding consent. We evaluated communication simulation training (CST) for informed consent competency in senior medical students.

Methods

With institutional ethics approval, CST was implemented during our undergraduate clinical surgery module. Students were divided in two groups by randomized cluster sampling and assessed at baseline on consent competency using a simulated patient (SP) for a colonoscopy scenario. The control group proceeded with standard clinical learning, while the intervention group received CST, which included tutor-led roleplay of good and poor consent for laparoscopic cholecystectomy, followed by peer reenactment and discussion. All students then underwent repeat assessment-an observed SP

SUBMITTER: McCarrick CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12273346 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature