Digital macro-simulator as a didactic resource in the uniandes university medical career

Abstract:

As of 2013, the organic law of higher education in Ecuador prohibits the manipulation of cadavers as part of the educational process of the Medical Careers of the different Universities of the country. The use of analogical simulators similar to the human body has implied high costs for the institutions, as well as constant training for the teachers. The technological advance has allowed the development of many programs related to anatomy and digital dissection and based on them, virtual dissection tables have been built, which are the ones that have started to replace the analogical simulators. Initially a research was made at UNIANDES about the levels of use of technology as didactic support elements, also it was found out about the knowledge related to digital simulators, after the research a project for the construction of a digital macro-simulator as a pedagogic support element for the teaching of Medicine at UNIANDES University was proposed. With the construction of this macro simulator it has been possible to save more than 100 thousand dollars, by the purchase of similar equipment, it has also been possible to comply with the law requirements and the pedagogical process at the University has been modernized.

Año de publicación:

2020

Keywords:

• digital
• Teaching
• Simulator
• Medicine
• didactic

Fuente:

scopus