Implementing medical simulation in undergraduate teaching of toxicology

Aim of the work: To assess the role and abilities of simulators to enhance the learning process of toxicology for undergraduate medical students with a special emphasis on three drugs namely; Atropine, Morphine and Digoxin Materials and Methods: Medical students registered for the forensic medicine and toxicology course during 2012-2017 were divided into groups; each contained a maximum of seven. Assessment were done 4 times during the study; as a pre course test, followed by a post theoretical collective lecture, a post clinical reasoning scenario test and the last was taken after the completion of the mannequin's practical sessions using a high fidelity simulator. Students' feedback concerning the course were collected and data were statistically analyzed. Results: Students attained the highest mark post mannequin's sessions with a statistically significant difference form the other three assessments. Their feedback supported the notion that high fidelity simulators have improved their understanding of toxicology. Conclusion: The use of simulation-based training may be a valuable tool to improve toxicology knowledge of medical students and may be considered as an excellent method to gain and achieve multiple skills.