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Patient safety wins as Cape university offers simulated training to young medics 04 May 2021 - 08:00 Medical students at Stellenbosch will now gain experience and confidence in a new medical simulation unit before examining real patients. Image: Supplied Performing medical examinations on patients for the first time is probably one of the most nerve-racking experiences for medical students, due to their inexperience and fear of making mistakes. But students at Stellenbosch University will now gain this valuable experience in a safer and less pressured environment thanks to a new state of the art simulation clinical skills unit. The unit, launched on Monday, will provide students with realistic simulations of medical scenarios in a simulated hospital ward and consultation rooms, equipped with medical models and manikins, to help them gain clinical skills before they are exposed to real patients. ....
A brand new state-of-the-art Simulation and Clinical Skills Unit (SCSU) was recently launched at Stellenbosch University s (SU) Tygerberg Campus in Cape Town. The spacious new facility at SU s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) boasts simulation rooms with state-of-the-art medical models and manikins; a simulated hospital ward and consultation rooms; and modern teaching venues equipped with high-tech video technology to assist students in developing clinical skills critical to the healthcare professions. “In our mission statement the FMHS commits itself to providing students with a transformative learning experience. This ultramodern facility helps achieve this objective by supporting the training of world-class health care practitioners equipped to serve our communities, comments Prof Jimmy Volmink, Dean of the FMHS ....