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    "pk": 8881,
    "title": "Correlation of Simulation Examination to Written Test Scores for Advanced Cardiac Life Support Testing: Prospective Cohort Study",
    "subtitle": null,
    "abstract": "Introduction:\n Traditional Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) courses are evaluated using written multiple-choice tests. High-fidelity simulation is a widely used adjunct to didactic content, and has been used in many specialties as a training resource as well as an evaluative tool. There are no data to our knowledge that compare simulation examination scores with written test scores for ACLS courses. Objective: To compare and correlate a novel high-fidelity simulation-based evaluation with traditional written testing for senior medical students in an ACLS course.\nMethods:\n We performed a prospective cohort study to determine the correlation between simulation-based evaluation and traditional written testing in a medical school simulation center. Students were tested on a standard acute coronary syndrome/ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest scenario. Our primary outcome measure was correlation of exam results for 19 volunteer fourth-year medical students after a 32-hour ACLS-based Resuscitation Boot Camp course. Our secondary outcome was comparison of simulation-based vs. written outcome scores.\nResults:\n The composite average score on the written evaluation was substantially higher (93.6%) than the simulation performance score (81.3%, absolute difference 12.3%, 95% CI [10.6-14.0%], p<0.00005). We found a statistically significant moderate correlation between simulation scenario test performance and traditional written testing (Pearson r=0.48, p=0.04), validating the new evaluation method.\nConclusion: \nSimulation-based ACLS evaluation methods correlate with traditional written testing and demonstrate resuscitation knowledge and skills. Simulation may be a more discriminating and challenging testing method, as students scored higher on written evaluation methods compared to simulation.",
    "language": "en",
    "license": {
        "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0",
        "short_name": "CC BY 4.0",
        "text": "Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.",
        "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"
    },
    "keywords": [
        {
            "word": "Simulation, simulation training, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, education, evaluation tool"
        }
    ],
    "section": "Educational Research and Practice",
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    "remote_url": "https://escholarship.org/uc/item/89m374cg",
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        {
            "first_name": "Suzanne",
            "middle_name": "L.",
            "last_name": "Strom",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, Irvine, California",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Craig",
            "middle_name": "L.",
            "last_name": "Anderson",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Irvine, California",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Luanna",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Yang",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University of California Irvine, Irvine, California",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Cecilia",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Canales",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University of California Irvine, Irvine, California",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Alpesh",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Amin",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Irvine, California",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Shahram",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Lotfipour",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Irvine, California",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "C. Eric",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "McCoy",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Irvine, California",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Megan",
            "middle_name": "Boysen",
            "last_name": "Osborn",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Irvine, California",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Mark",
            "middle_name": "I.",
            "last_name": "Langdorf",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Irvine, California",
            "department": "None"
        }
    ],
    "date_submitted": "2015-04-23T12:16:39-07:00",
    "date_accepted": "2015-04-23T12:16:39-07:00",
    "date_published": "2015-11-12T00:00:00-08:00",
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