Habilidades no Técnicas en Medicina: Evaluación en Situaciones Críticas Mediante Simulación de Alta Fidelidad

Patient safety is closely linked to the development of non-technical skills such as communication, decision-making, and situational awareness. This study aimed to characterize the performance of 8th- and 10th-semester medical students from the University of Manizales in high-fidelity simulated clinical scenarios, using the Ottawa Global Rating Scale as the evaluation instrument. A total of 50 students were assessed in simulated cases related to emergency medicine and anesthesiology, through hybrid simulation involving high-fidelity mannequins and standardized patients. The results showed positive and statistically significant correlations (p < 0.001) between all non-technical skills evaluated and overall student performance. Among 8th-semester students, communication skills showed the strongest correlation (r = 0.876), while 10th-semester students exhibited the highest correlation with situational awareness (r = 0.945). These findings support the use of clinical simulation as a key educational strategy to develop critical competencies in medical training and enhance patient safety.