Medical Simulation Center

It is now universally recognized that the majority of medical errors are as a result of a lack of non-technical skills rather than issues with technical skills. Hence the world-over now students of all healthcare disciplines are trained in teamwork, communication, leadership, situational awareness, etc as part of their training. SBV has recognized the need for equipping faculty with the skills to impart this training to their students. The MSC runs regular faculty development programs to train internal and external faculty in non-technical skills, separately as well as in collaboration with national and international knowledge partners.

It is a Faculty Development program for Procedural Skills Teaching exclusively conducted for the pediatrics faculty by Dr. Dinker Pai, Dr. Hemanth Kumar VR & Dr. Sobana R conducted on 5^th November 2024. The program was organized by the Medical Simulation Centre, Puducherry. The workshop featured Presentation and hands on practice in small groups about the Peyton’s 4 step method of skills teaching.

The Centre for Healthcare Professional Education conducts a diploma course every year in healthcare professional education. MSC collaborates in this program by teaching the simulation module of the course.

SBV has been at the forefront of training and using standardized patients (SPs). Our SPs are drawn from the neighboring villages where housewives and others devote their free time as SPs to train our MBBS students. Using the experience gained faculty workshop has been developed to train faculty in the use of this modality of simulation to train their students.

Preconference workshop at the HPEdCON 2024, International conference organized by SBV and AIMST University, Malaysia. “SP recruitment and training to teach AETCOM skills”
This workshop sensitises the faculty on the basics of simulated patient SP roles and their utility in communication skills training. Faculty learnt the steps of selection, recruitment and training SPs for teaching and assessment of various elements of communication.      
Date:  23.01.2023, 9.00 AM-12 noon. It was conducted in hybrid mode with interactive sessions. Five participants were present face to face and remaining 12 were online. The program was much appreciated by the participants as majority expressed it was interactive and would be useful for teaching communication skills to their students.

“Faculty development program-Training in healthcare simulation” was conducted by MSC, MGMCRI & PediSTARS on the  16 &17^th Feb, 2024 at the Medical Simulation center, MGMCRI. This event was a collaborative activity as a part of the MoU between MSC,MGMCR & PediSTARS, India.Thirty delegates of various specialties participated in the FDP. The program was facilitated by   5 National level and 8 mentee faculties. Delegates upon completion received certification as Level I simulation educator. The program was awarded. The FDP impacted the principles of simulation and provided hands on training to use Moulage, low and high tech simulators. The delegates were trained in setting up a sim station and the concept of debriefing. The program was well appreciated by the participants.

Two workshops were organized by the Medical Simulation Centre and the Deanery MGMCRI on “SP recruitment and training to teach History taking” Date: 17.07.2024 & 13.08.2024,1.30-4.00pm Session I of the workshop sensitizes the faculty on the basics of simulated patient SP roles and their utility in communication skills training. Faculty learnt the steps of selection, recruitment and training SPs for teaching and assessment of teaching History taking pertaining to their specialty. The program was much appreciated by the participants as majority expressed it was interactive and would be useful for teaching History taking to their students.