Table 1 Descriptive study data

Category

   Basic science

45/184

24, 18-31

   Clinical medicine

125/184

68, 61-75

   CME

6/184

3, 1-7

   Other

8/184

4, 2-8

Main outcomes studies assessed

   (Some studies assessed multiple outcomes)

   Access

38/184

21, 15-27

   Attitude

47/184

26, 19-32

   Clinical skills

57/184

31, 24-38

   Knowledge

90/184

49, 41-56

   Satisfaction

82/184

45, 37-52

Subjects

   Attendings

21/184

11, 7 -17

   Medical students

111/184

60, 53-67

   Nursing

6/184

3, 1-7

   Residents

39/184

21, 15-28

   Combination of subjects

7/184

4, 2-8

Descriptive study data

Resident specialty

   Emergency medicine

3/39

8, 2-21

   Internal medicine

5/39

13, 4-27

   General surgery

10/39

26,13-42

   Pediatrics

6/39

15, 6-31

   Radiology

5/39

13, 4-27

   Other

3/39

8, 2-21

   Combination of residents

7/39

18, 8-34

Technology used

(Some studies used multiple technologies)

59/184

32, 25-39

26/184

14, 9-20

   CD-ROM/computer based

16/184

9, 5-14

   Simulation

94/184

51, 44-59

   Virtual reality

   Web based

Country of origin

   Canada

12/184

6, 3-11

   Germany

18/184

10, 6-15

   Great Britain

14/184

8, 4-12

   United States

105/184

57, 50-64

   Others

35/184

16, 11-22