Table 1

 Participant post-simulation survey items and frequency of response

Survey itemResponse alternativesχ2p value
ExcellentVery goodAdequateMediocreAwful
Please rate your overall experience of the simulation practicum9114.60.001
Please rate how easy it was for you to suspend disbelief in the simulated environment465.60.08
Please rate the realism of the scenarios6313.80.18
Please rate the quality of the debriefings737.40.02
Please rate how good a method you considered the simulation to practice/reinforce your teamwork skills6313.80.18
YesNoSomewhat
Do you consider the dissimilarity of the simulated environment a barrier to your practice of the MedTeams ETCC skills?451
Please provide any suggestions to improve the simulation experience as a MedTeams ETCC practicum