From the Westchester Medical Center (R.L.C.), New York Medical College, Valhalla; Eastern Kentucky University (K.D.P.), Richmond, KY; and Department of Behavioral Science (T.D.S.), University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY.
Simul Healthc. 2020 Apr;15(2):112-114. doi: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000405.
Despite increased attention on diversity in medicine and healthcare, heterogeneity in simulation technology has been slow to follow suit. In a nonsystematic review of simulation technology available in 2018 with respect to skin tone, age and sex, we found limited diversity in these offerings, suggesting limitations to educators' abilities to represent the full array of patients, conditions, and scenarios encountered in medicine and training. We highlight these limitations and propose basic strategies by which educators can increase awareness of and incorporate diversity into the simulation arena.
尽管医学和医疗保健领域对多样性的关注度不断提高，但模拟技术的异质性却迟迟未能跟上。在对 2018 年可用于模拟技术的非系统性综述中，我们发现这些产品在肤色、年龄和性别方面的多样性有限，这表明教育者在代表医学和培训中遇到的所有患者、情况和场景方面的能力受到限制。我们强调了这些限制，并提出了教育者可以提高对模拟领域多样性的认识并将其纳入其中的基本策略。
