Table 2.

Course evaluation questionnaire completed by SBML-trained residents (n = 55) based on a five-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree; 5 = strongly agree)

Item	Mean (SD)
1. Practice during the ventilation simulation session boosts my skill to manage a ventilator.	4.76 (0.43)
2. It is OK to make clinical mistakes using the ventilator simulation model.	4.60 (0.53)
3. I received useful educational feedback from the training session.	4.78 (0.42)
4. The ventilator model simulates a mechanically ventilated patient realistically.	4.51 (0.60)
5. Practice with the ventilator simulator boosts my clinical self-confidence.	4.64 (0.62)
6. Repetitive practice using simulation is a valuable educational experience.	4.80 (0.40)
7. My instructor was prepared to teach the session.	4.91 (0.29)
8. This session has helped prepare me to better manage ventilated patients in the intensive care unit.	4.71 (0.50)
9. Please rate the overall quality of the session.*	4.89 (0.31)

For definition of abbreviations, see Table 1.

^*Five-point Likert scale (1 = very poor; 5 = very good).