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Inclusivity in health professional education: how can virtual simulation foster attitudes of inclusion?

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posted on 2024-05-03, 01:22 authored by Amanda EdgarAmanda Edgar, Joanna TaiJoanna Tai, Margaret BearmanMargaret Bearman
AbstractDisparities in accessing quality healthcare persist among diverse populations. Health professional education should therefore promote more diversity in the health workforce, by fostering attitudes of inclusion. This paper outlines the potential of virtual simulation (VS), as one method in a system of health professional education, to promote inclusion and diversity. We conceptualise how VS can allow learners to experience an alternative to what HPE currently is by drawing on two social justice theorists, Paulo Freire, and Nancy Fraser and their ideas about ‘voice’ and ‘representation’. We present two principles for VS design and implementation: (1) giving voice to learners has the power to transform; and (2) representation in VS builds inclusion. We provide practical means of building voice and representation into VS learning activities, followed by an example. Purposeful and thoughtful integration of these principles paves the way for a more diverse and inclusive healthcare workforce.

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Journal

Advances in Simulation

Volume

9

Article number

15

ISSN

2059-0628

eISSN

2059-0628

Language

en

Issue

1

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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