Resumen

CUENCA GARCELL, Katiuska et al. Relevance of simulation laboratories as a tool for advanced health education. Rev Cub Med Mil [online]. 2022, vol.51, n.2  Epub 01-Jun-2022. ISSN 1561-3046.

The constant improvement of the educational process of man demands the enrichment of the practices of advanced education. It is necessary to carry out transformations in the educational work, so it is essential that it be oriented in such a way that it allows each student to enhance those aspects that make it easier for them to know, in a more significant way, the historical moment in which they live. Virtual simulators, as a learning method in medical sciences, are learning enhancers and help to avoid the obstacle of limited hours in clinical practice, large groups, inconsistencies in the observation of high-risk or unusual diseases. In Cuba, the use of these has not been exploited to the maximum. The studies that have evaluated the effectiveness of these simulators in improving the performance of health professionals have yielded very positive results, but the high price of the simulators has constituted the greatest barrier to their full introduction in Cuba. This work expresses the position of the authors on the relevance of simulation laboratories as a tool for advanced health education. The use of simulation laboratories in medical education is a positive practice in the improvement of professional skills and offers the security of health care, it is not a substitute for supervised practice in a real environment, but a desirable complement to an expertise safe and effective, which allows developing skills, knowledge and attitudes, that is, capacities for optimal performance.

Palabras clave : advanced education; virtual simulators; medical education; learning in medical sciences.

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