Perspectives and opportunities

Strongly agree

agree

Strongly disagree

disagree

Total

Fostering team-based approaches and opportunities for longitudinal monitoring

12 (25.5)

35 (74.5)

47 (100)

Providing a platform for standardized education and assessment of learners

18 (38.3)

28 (59.6)

1 (2.1)

47 (100)

Promoting uniformity of curricula

23 (48.9)

22 (46.8)

2 (4.3)

47 (100)

Helping to develop critical thinking

23 (48.9)

23 (48.9)

1 (2.1)

47 (100)

Promoting patient safety

28 (59.6)

16 (34.0)

3 (6.4)

47 (100

Ensuring exposure to both rare and common events

24 (51.1)

18 (38.3)

5 (1.6)

47 (100)

Promoting task repetition for performance improvement

7 (14.9)

40 (85.1)

47 (100)

Potentially accelerating acquisition of expertise over time

16 (34.0)

31 (66.0)

47 (100)

Allowing assessment of psychomotor and interpersonal skills

38 (80.9)

9 (19.1)

47 (100)

Providing opportunity for structured reflection through debriefing

37 (78.7)

10 (21.3)

47 (100)

Opportunity for assessment

35 (74.5)

12 (25.5)

47 (100)

Potential for capturing behaviours in contexts similar to actual practice

31 (66)

16 (34)

47 (100)

Setting is reproducible

27 (57.4)

20 (42.6)

47 (100)

Simulation allows measurement of skills such as communication and professionalism

30 (63.8)

17 (36.2)

47 (100)

Opportunities to improve technical, motor, communication, diagnostic and decision-making skills

15 (31.9)

32 (68.1)

47 (100)