Edgar Amanda K, Tai Joanna, Bearman Margaret
Deakin Learning Futures, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.
School of Education, Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.
Adv Simul (Lond). 2024 May 1;9(1):15. doi: 10.1186/s41077-024-00290-7.
Disparities 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.
不同人群在获得优质医疗保健方面的差距依然存在。因此，卫生专业教育应通过培养包容态度，促进卫生人力队伍更加多元化。本文概述了虚拟模拟（VS）作为卫生专业教育系统中的一种方法，在促进包容和多元化方面的潜力。我们借鉴两位社会正义理论家保罗·弗莱雷和南希·弗雷泽及其关于“声音”和“代表性”的观点，概念化了虚拟模拟如何让学习者体验到与当前卫生专业教育不同的东西。我们提出了虚拟模拟设计和实施的两条原则：（1）赋予学习者发声的权力具有变革力量；（2）虚拟模拟中的代表性构建包容性。我们提供了将声音和代表性融入虚拟模拟学习活动的实际方法，随后给出一个示例。有目的地、深思熟虑地整合这些原则，为建立更加多元化和包容性的医疗保健人力队伍铺平了道路。
