biostudies-literatureUnknown56(1)Malone MEmergency Medicine Foundation Education Research Starter<h4>Background</h4>Medical students in the U.S. must demonstrate urgent and emergent care competence before graduation. Urgent and emergent care competence involves recognizing, evaluating and initiating management of an unstable patient. High-fidelity (HF) simulation can improve urgent and emergent care skills, but because it is resource intense, alternative methods are needed.<h4>Study objective</h4>Our primary purpose was to use program evaluations to compare medical student experiences with HF and virtual reality (VR) simulations as assessment platforms for urgent and emergent care skills.<h4>Methods</h4>During their emergency medicine clerkship, students at The Ohio State University College of Medicine must demonstrate on HF manikins, competence in recognizing and initiating care of aAnnals of medicine2382947https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11290289biostudies-literatureEvaluation of high-fidelity and virtual reality simulation platforms for assessing fourth-year medical students' encounters with patients in need of urgent or emergent care.PMC11290289Danforth DKman NMalone MWay DPLeung CGMaicher KSan Miguel CVakil JfalseEvaluation of high-fidelity and virtual reality simulation platforms for assessing fourth-year medical students' encounters with patients in need of urgent or emergent care.<h4>Background</h4>Medical students in the U.S. must demonstrate urgent and emergent care competence before graduation. Urgent and emergent care competence involves recognizing, evaluating and initiating management of an unstable patient. High-fidelity (HF) simulation can improve urgent and emergent care skills, but because it is resource intense, alternative methods are needed.<h4>Study objective</h4>Our primary purpose was to use program evaluations to compare medical student experiences with HF and virtual reality (VR) simulations as assessment platforms for urgent and emergent care skills.<h4>Methods</h4>During their emergency medicine clerkship, students at The Ohio State University College of Medicine must demonstrate on HF manikins, competence in recognizing and initiating care of a2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Dec2026-04-22T03:22:01.084Z2025-04-19T20:44:53.162ZS-EPMC112902893907833410.1080/07853890.2024.2382947