Clinical Simulation as an Effective Methodology in Training Medical Professionals for Patient Safety: Systematic Review

Abstract

Introduction: Medical errors and damage to the patient's health and integrity are rarely done intentionally. The beginnings of simulation in the training of medical professionals date back to the use of bodies to carry out practices in subjects such as Anatomy. Still, it was not until the 90s that the methodology began to be used for training in patient safety. This article aims to examine the theoretical references of clinical simulation and its contributions to safeguarding the patient in the training of medical professionals. Methods: exploratory systematic review methodology by asking scientific questions. A search was carried out in the updated scientific literature in the information sources Google Academic and PubMed, and keywords in Spanish and English were used. Results: After removing duplicates, 19 articles from 9 countries from the last 10 years were considered for analysis. Articles that did not meet the inclusion criteria were excluded. Discussion: Currently, clinical simulation in medical education as an innovative teaching strategy is essential to teaching clinical practice safely, with the objective of reducing errors in healthcare performance thanks to different simulation scenarios. It is a methodology that allows you to experience actual health events to practice, learn, evaluate, test, or understand human behavior, offering a safe space for constant improvement. Conclusions: Integrating simulation into the medical training curriculum should be a priority for academic institutions.