“The skill labs are essentially necessary in medical education. This development is a unique opportunity for the medical school, and will make a significant contribution to elevating the quality of the practical education and training,” said László Mátyus, dean of the Faculty of General Medicine, at a professional forum on simulation-based education held at the University of Debrecen on 21 November.
The meeting, held with the participation of Hungarian and international experts, was also an opportunity to discuss the development of the skill labs and practical medical education in Debrecen. The new devices now added to the Center for Medical Simulation and the Department of Operative Techniques and Surgical Research make it possible to acquire high-standard practical skills in the course of the graduate and postgraduate education programmes.
An operating theatre equipped with a system of cameras and microphones, “high-fidelity” patient simulators that produce life-like symptoms and even allow students to practice intubation or defibrillation, endoscopic and catheterisation simulators, a three-dimensional anatomic board – these are just a few examples for the many devices that will be soon available for use in simulation-based medication education in Debrecen.
“Simulation tools cannot substitute for clinical practice, but they help students, interns and registrars to practice the interventions necessary in patient care, and enable them to perform in their clinical practice more safely and confidently,” emphasised Norbert Németh, vice dean of the Faculty of General Medicine responsible for education.
As he emphasised, in a modern, demonstration and simulation environment, almost everything can be modelled, and with the use of suitable educational methodology, the practical skills can be acquired.
According to professor Németh, the development in terms of tools and infrastructure will revolutionise practical medical training and possibly place the University of Debrecen among the leading centres of simulation-based education also in European comparison.
The development worth HUF 800 million was realised in the framework of a joint grant application of the National Healthcare Services Centre, the University of Debrecen, the University of Pécs, and the University of Szeged.
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