Future Medical Education in Pediatrics and Neonatology (Volume II)

Pediatric and neonatal emergencies are highly stressful events that require rapid decision-making, effective teamwork and proficiency in both technical and non-technical skills. These situations place considerable cognitive demands on providers, which may influence provider performance and patient outcomes. Simulation-based medical education has become an essential strategy to prepare healthcare providers for these complex clinical situations. As educational technologies continue to evolve, it is critical to evaluate their effectiveness, implementation and impact on learner performance, translation to clinical practice and ultimately patient outcomes.

This Research Topic aims to showcase innovative approaches to medical education in pediatrics and neonatology, with a particular focus on how emerging educational strategies can enhance provider preparedness, clinical performance, patient safety, and quality of care. As healthcare environments become increasingly complex, there is a growing need to better understand how healthcare professionals acquire, retain, and apply knowledge and skills in both simulated and real-world clinical settings. We particularly encourage studies examining learning processes, human factors, educational effectiveness, implementation of novel teaching approaches, and the translation of educational interventions into improved clinical practice. Contributions from simulation-based, hybrid, and clinical learning environments are equally welcome, as are studies addressing curriculum development, assessment methodologies, scalability, and sustainability of educational innovations.

We invite original research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, as well as review articles with perspectives that explore innovative educational strategies across medical education.

We welcome submissions addressing topics including, but not limited to:

• Simulation-based education in pediatrics and neonatology
• Human factors, teamwork, communication, and crisis resource management training
• Cognitive load, decision-making, situational awareness, and clinical reasoning during pediatric and neonatal emergencies
• Artificial intelligence, adaptive learning systems, and digital technologies in medical education
• Virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and immersive learning environments
• Eye-tracking, learning analytics, and objective assessment of learner performance
• Feedback technologies, debriefing methodologies, and competency assessment tools
• Human–technology interactions and usability of educational innovations
• Tele-simulation, remote learning, and hybrid educational models
• Additive manufacturing, three-dimensional modeling, and procedural skills training
• Translation of learning from simulation environments to clinical practice
• Educational interventions aimed at improving patient safety and quality of care
• Curriculum development, implementation science, and scalability of educational innovations
• Assessment of technical and non-technical skills in pediatric and neonatal healthcare providers
• Educational research methodologies and outcome measures in pediatric and neonatal medical education

Article types and fees

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Brief Research Report
• Case Report
• Classification
• Clinical Trial
• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• General Commentary
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
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Article types

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Brief Research Report
• Case Report
• Classification
• Clinical Trial
• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• General Commentary
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• Opinion
• Original Research
• Perspective
• Review
• Study Protocol
• Systematic Review
• Technology and Code

Keywords: Pediatric Medical Education, Neonatal Medical Education, Simulation-Based Education, Healthcare Simulation, Educational Technology

Important note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.