PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vaughan, Dana
AU  - Brechbiel, Mattie
AU  - Nelson, Lilianne
TI  - Increasing Medical Laboratory Science Student Confidence in Phlebotomy Skills Through Simulation
AID  - 10.29074/ascls.2026003360
DP  - 2026 Sep 01
TA  - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
4099  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/early/2026/09/01/ascls.2026003360.short
4100  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/early/2026/09/01/ascls.2026003360.full
AB  - Simulation-based education has become a standard practice in health professions education. To provide students with realistic phlebotomy experience in a low-stakes environment, the Grand Valley State University Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) program incorporated a live simulation event into its MLS program curriculum. Using a pre- and posttest survey design, MLS students rated their perceived confidence in phlebotomy skills within 3 domains: patient interaction skills, phlebotomy skills, and safety skills. Results demonstrated a gain in perceived self-confidence across all 3 categories following the simulation. These findings suggest that simulation-based education may be an effective tool for increasing confidence in phlebotomy skills in MLS education.