Cox Center-Kettering Medical Center.
Dr.
Ten Eyck’s meeting was about introducing to me how the simulation center is set
up for training medical students. I liked the way the set-up is arranged. He
took me around and showed the different manikins for pediatric cases, cardiac
and surgery. The center uses expired medicine just for training especially the
gel used when doing ultrasound. The empty bottles are filled with water and a
label is printed from the internet to show what type of medicine it is. There
are gloves, syringes, and everything required in the hospital.
The set-up is displayed on the monitor. Dr. Ray acts as a patient when students take history. He sits in the control room where students cannot see him but he can see them and controls all the display units. There are blood results printouts and x-rays. Dr. Ray displays the x-rays on a different screen. Blood results are printed on paper for students to read. The difference between this simulation center with the one in the College of Medicine, Oman is that the manikins we use are not high tech. Students practice on the manikins which are not connected to any of the computers. You cannot see how the blood pressure is decreasing or increasing. Dr. Ray’s simulation center provides a real practical test as if you are in a real hospital. The coughing, snoring and other sounds the manikins make are all build in the system.
The set-up is displayed on the monitor. Dr. Ray acts as a patient when students take history. He sits in the control room where students cannot see him but he can see them and controls all the display units. There are blood results printouts and x-rays. Dr. Ray displays the x-rays on a different screen. Blood results are printed on paper for students to read. The difference between this simulation center with the one in the College of Medicine, Oman is that the manikins we use are not high tech. Students practice on the manikins which are not connected to any of the computers. You cannot see how the blood pressure is decreasing or increasing. Dr. Ray’s simulation center provides a real practical test as if you are in a real hospital. The coughing, snoring and other sounds the manikins make are all build in the system.