The Interactive Medical Practice Centre, part of the Divison of Operative Techniques and Surgical research at the University of Debrecen and its 14 institutes and departments, provides medical students with a realistic simulation environment where they can learn a wide range of practical skills applicable to patient care. The Faculty of General Medicine uses state-of-the-art simulation tools to enable students to study and medical practitioners to improve their skills.
- The equipment used here is world-class. It is very important that students can learn the basic steps by practising on such sate-of-the-art equipment. These devices contribute significantly to the high quality of teaching at the University of Debrecen. The Rector of the University of Debrecen can always be relied on for such innovative educational solutions," said Zoltán Szilvássy, Rector of the University of Debrecen, in his welcome speech.
Chancellor Zoltán Bács emphasised that the institution is striving for continuous improvement of its equipment.
- Whenever we have the opportunity to move forward, to develop, using various grants, institutional or faculty resources, the development of this area with innovative tools is always a priority. As a result of this, the University of Debrecen has a nationally outstanding toolkit for medical and healthcare training," said the Chancellor.
Zoltán Szabó, Vice Rector and President of the Clinical Centre, called the great development of simulation training at the University of Debrecen unparalleled.
- The system transformation process of the Clinical Centre, which was completed in 2023, has resulted in closer and more effective cooperation in teaching and research with the university faculties, in addition to improving the quality of patient care. In this respect, the collaboration with the Faculty of General Medicine is outstanding, marked by the significant development of simulation training, among other things. The demand for medical simulation education is significant, which is illustrated by the fact that in the field of emergency medicine alone, we provide more than 2,500 hours of undergraduate and postgraduate training per year," said Zoltán Szabó.
Practice-oriented medical training provides an opportunity to learn and practice techniques, techniques that are essential in general medical practice, maneouvre techniques, life-saving procedures, traditional and modern instrumental interventions, as well as to develop medical skills. In the skill labs, simulation tools allow medical students to practice various skills, so that they can perform their tasks with greater safety at bedside.
- Simulation education means significantly greater safety, as students learn the operations and interventions that they will later perform on patients almost at a skill level. Over the last decade, we have spent more than a billion forints on the development of simulation tools. Fortunately, the University of Debrecen's budget allows us to make further investments," added László Mátyus, Dean of the Faculty of General Medicine. UD.
In the skill lab, students have the opportunity to develop basic medical competencies in practice, from injection techniques to complex teamwork in patient care situations.
- Among the 150 or so devices, there are models for practising blood draws or airway management, and a high-fidelity patient simulator on an intensive care bed - which can also produce symptoms - can also be used to practice the tasks of the care team and provide feedback and work analysis," said Norbert Németh, Head of the Divison of Operative Techniques and Surgical research and of the Interactive Medical Practice Centre.
The Divison of Operative Techniques and Surgical research and the Interactive Medical Practice Centre have now been recognised for their work in simulation education by VirtaMed, one of the world's leading simulator developers, with an international certificate of excellence, which was awarded at the Simulation Education Forum on Tuesday. During the professional programme, representatives from different disciplines discussed their experience in practical training.
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