Simulation
Simulation is used throughout the undergraduate curricula of the Schools of Nursing, Medicine and Dentistry. Simulation is introduced from the early stages of all curricula to reinforce and expand more formal modes of teaching. The simulation teaching programme in Dundee is designed to increase in complexity to compliment the students professional development. Simulation can be classified as low fidelity (learning injection techniques on an artificial limb), medium fidelity (resuscitation training) or high fidelity (immersive simulation using SimMan 3G or a Ward Simulation Exercise).
The Clinical Skills Centre has a large resource of part task trainers to compliment teaching sessions, such as venepuncture arms and physical examination models. The centre has a wide range of manikins from resuscitation training models through to SimMan 3G. SimMan 3G is an advanced high fidelity patient simulator which is completely wireless. This portability increases the range of medical conditions and scenarios that SimMan 3G can be used for. The Ward Simulation Exercise assesses a student’s ability to prioritise competing demands including scripted timed interruptions, make safe decisions and manage the care of patients in an realistic clinical environment. To increase authenticity Simulated Patients are trained for each exercise.
At Postgraduate level simulation is used in the delivery of pharmacy and optometry training courses and as part of the national Doctors in Difficulty programme.
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