Prof. Dr. Cihat Abaoğlu Medical Skills Training Laboratory is an educational center designed in accordance with medical education standards, equipped with advanced simulation and anatomical model infrastructure, where students can practice all invasive and non-invasive medical procedures they need during the preclinical period.
What is the Prof. Dr. Cihat Abaoğlu Medical Skills Training Laboratory? / What is Its Purpose?
Core Purpose: The primary purpose of the Prof. Dr. Cihat Abaoğlu Medical Skills Training Laboratory is to enable medical students to repeatedly practice medical procedures on lifelike anatomical models until they achieve sufficient proficiency before performing such procedures on living patients, in accordance with the bioethical principle of “First, do no harm!” (Primum non nocere).
Key Features: The laboratory is designed based on “humanistic education methods.” It allows each student to learn at their own pace and practice until they achieve proficiency, particularly in critical, life-saving interventions that must be performed promptly, correctly, and accurately in sudden life-threatening cases such as heart attacks. The laboratory has been put into service after completing its technical documentation in accordance with international educational standards.
Academic Contribution: Supporting the clinical and professional skills courses of Faculty of Medicine students, the unit helps students maximize their hand-eye coordination, reflex management, and awareness of patient safety before transitioning to the clinical environment.
Devices and Technical Equipment Available in the Laboratory
Key Features: The simulators and anatomical models available in the laboratory are prepared for adult, child, and infant anatomy and are fully equipped with all necessary medical equipment and consumable materials.
Models and Simulator Groups
| Model / Simulator Group | Technical Features and Educational Purpose |
|---|---|
| Basic Life Support Models | Models for practicing chest compressions and artificial respiration in adult, child, and infant anatomy for sudden cardiac arrest and heart attack scenarios. |
| Injection and Vascular Access Models | Special adult, child, and infant models for intravenous procedures (venous access, blood collection, and intravenous fluid administration), intra-arterial, intramuscular, intradermal, and subcutaneous injection practices. |
| Airway Management Models | Endotracheal intubation models designed for critical respiratory support training, including adult, child, and infant versions. |
| Catheterization and Tube Placement Models | Models for practicing nasogastric tube and urinary catheter insertion as part of practical clinical training related to the nutritional and excretory systems. |
| Surgical Skills Models | Special arm and leg models designed for training in basic surgical suturing, knot-tying, and wound closure techniques. |
| Diagnostic Measurement Equipment | An arterial blood pressure measurement model designed in accordance with clinical standards for accurate monitoring of vital signs. |
Research and Application Areas
The practical training and technical simulation activities conducted in the laboratory focus on the following clinical areas:
- Resuscitation Training: Applying basic life support algorithms promptly and correctly in critical emergency medicine cases.
- Invasive Procedures and Vascular Access Practices: Performing blood collection, medication administration, and intravenous fluid administration using proper techniques and without complications on anatomically accurate models.
- Advanced Airway Techniques: Correctly managing endotracheal intubation procedures that are vital in emergency department and intensive care settings.
- Clinical Interventional Skills: Learning the mechanical steps involved in urinary and nasogastric catheter placement within the framework of appropriate patient approach principles.
- Surgical Suture Practices: Practicing tissue approximation and wound closure techniques on arm and leg models using different surgical suture materials and consumables.
Contributions to Students and the Healthcare Sector
- Zero-Error Vision in Patient Safety: Since students repeatedly practice invasive procedures on models before working with living patients, they can minimize the risk of medical errors during their clinical training.
- Technical Skills at a High Level of Proficiency: Each student's manual dexterity and motor skills can be developed and evaluated through individual repetition and transformed into measurable academic performance criteria.
- Development of Professional Confidence: Medical students who actively participate in clinical scenarios in the laboratory develop the competence to respond calmly and effectively to emergency and critical situations when they enter professional practice.
