A € It's the ultimate observer role...you're feeling and seeing what's happening to you': Students' experiences of peer simulation

Abstract

Introduction Simulation-based education (SBE) benefits learners, but multiple barriers limit curriculum integration. Peer simulation, where students are formally educated to portray patient roles in simulated interactions with their peers, might maintain the educational benefits of SBE, be cost-effective, and enable additional learning. Our research question was: a € What are the perspectives and experiences of physiotherapy students who participated in peer simulation?'. Methods Second-year physiotherapy students (n=16) participated in a blended peer simulation programme that included preparation for patient role portrayal and simulated clinical interactions with peers. Using an interpretiv..