A Clinician/Health care provider is defined by skill sets he/she possess. The emphasis on skill acquisition is the one of the fundamental requirement in providing competency based medical education to health sciences students, in fact it is the soul of competency based curriculum around the world. Clinical skills and simulation training is an essential link between medical student training and clinical experience and has proven to be an effective tool for assessing technical skills, critical thinking and team behaviour and is termed as Simulation Based Education (SBE). The SDUAHER Centre for Clinical Skills Simulation has been established to provide SBE to learners in obtaining technical skills and also non-technical skills such as leadership, team-work, communication, situational awareness, decision making and awareness of personal limitations.

Simulation Stations at SDUAHER Centre for Clinical Skills Simulation (CCSS)

Department of CCSS has the following Simulation Stations with mannequins for

• General Medicine

  1. Complete Cardiovascular auscultation normal and abnormal heart sounds, provision for pericardiocentesis.
  2. Respiratory system auscultation, provision for demo of pneumothorax, ICD, aspiration of pleural effusion, etc
• Surgery for all Basic Surgical Skills

  1. Perform various knots & suturing
  2. Incision and suture training, IV, IM injections, trocar-cannula for puncturing, vascular catching and ligation
  3. Laparoscopic examination and surgery
  4. Rashmi Jain, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Yenepoya Medical College, Deralakatte, Mangalore.
  5. Perform the two layer/four layer anastomosis of the intestines
  6. Male and female catheterization
  7. Breast examination
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology

  1. Automated delivery mannequin with provision to conduct normal delivery, and breach as well, with abnormal presentations and obstructed labor, with provision for episiotomy. Fetal heart can be monitored, provision for maternal CPR available
  2. All Gynaecological conditions of the uterus, tubes and ovaries assessed by PV and speculum examination
  3. To perform episiotomy
  4. Mario Vaz, Health and Humanities Division, St.Johns Research Institute, Bangalore
• Paediatrics and Baby Mannequins

  1. Paediatric IM, IV Injections
  2. Neonatal resuscitation/BNRP
  3. To perform neonatal/paediatric endotracheal intubation
  4. To secure intraosseous infusion
• Orthopaedic Procedures Intra Articular Injections for Shoulder and Knee

  1. Trauma mannequin for handling and different types of bandage training
  2. To perform intramedullary nailing and plating techniques/spine fixation
• Emergency Medicine/Anaesthesia

  1. To demonstrate the technique of Spinal & Epidural anaesthesia
  2. To do endotracheal intubation
  3. To insert a needle for decompression and use drain for Thoracentesis
  4. To secure IV cannula
  5. To perform central venous cannulation
  6. Identify a patient with cardiac arrest & initiate sequence of CPCR in adults.
  7. Maintain patent airway and provide adequate oxygenation by Artificial Respiration.
  8. Recognize and relieve Foreign Body Airway Obstruction in children and adults.
  9. Identify the Shockable rhythms and the use of AED.
• Oto-rhino-laryngology/Ophthalmology

  1. Ear examination simulator
  2. Eye examination simulator