• Silvia Escribano, María Sánchez-Marco, Salvador Espinosa-Ramírez, Alonso Mateos-Rodríguez, Laura Fernández-Lebrusán, and María-José Cabañero-Martínez.
• Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, España.
• Emergencias. 2024 Jan 1; 36 (1): 414741-47.

ObjectivesEducational programs based on high-fidelity simulation training aim to promote students' acquisition of nontechnical competencies such as understanding crisis resource management (CRM). This study evaluated the efficacy of a CRM course for students in their last year of university studies in health sciences. The course was developed by the Spanish Society of Emergency Medicine (SEMES).Material And MethodsQuasi-experimental study of a high-fidelity simulation course to teach emergency CRM (E-CRM) using preand postcourse measures of achievement in a single student cohort. A total of 209 students completed 2 selfadministered self-efficacy evaluations of their acquisition of nontechnical competencies and resilience. External observers also assessed the students' nontechnical competencies with objective measurement scales.ResultsScores on resilience and self-efficacy assessments improved through the intervention (F = 25.90 and F = 68.02, respectively; P .001, for both pre-post comparisons). Statistically significant differences were found between students in different health sciences at baseline (t = 2.67; P = .008). Scores improved significantly on the Mayo High Performance Teamwork Scale (F = 6.18, P .001, eta2 = 0.20) and the Ottawa CRM Global Rating Scale (F = 5.58; P .005, eta2 = 0.19).ConclusionThe E-CRM course developed by a coordinated multiprofessional team based on high-fidelity simulations improved self-efficacy assessments of resilience and all nontechnical competencies.

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