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Students of medical schools in the country and abroad may now master all clinical skills required at the latest simulatory hospital, worth millions of dirhams, recently opened in Ajman. The state-of-the-art Centre for Advanced Biomedical Research and Innovation (CABRI) and a Centre for Advanced Simulation in Healthcare (CASH) have been set up on the premises of the Gulf Medical University here.
His Highness Shaikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Ajman, inaugurated the two centres in the presence of Shaikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahayan, Minister for Youth and Culture, as well as Shaikhs, University President Thumbay Moideen, officials of the Ministry of Health and other institutions and industry experts.
Shaikh Humaid encouraged the students to keep studying hard, and asked them to use the excellent facilities provided by the university.
“We are proud of you and promise to take care of your postgraduate study and offer scholarships abroad to whoever is interested.”
Dr Amin Al Amiri, Assistant Undersecretary and CEO of the Medical Licensing Department at the ministry, said the facility is one of the best not only in the UAE but in the region. “Staff and faculty are highly qualified and it is a good teaching centre for the students who will get good exposure. They are being well prepared for their further studies.”
Prof Gita Ashok Raj, Provost of Gulf Medical University, said the establishment of the two new facilities, which followed a lot of planning over the past two years, will help enable transition of the university from a purely academic institution to that of a research- and innovation-based university.
“We also want to establish a state-of-the-art, safe learning environment that promotes professional development of students, faculty, healthcare providers and members of the community through high quality and internationally recognised education and training programmes.”
Moideen, told Khaleej Times that they would add a thousand more beds in the university hospital in the next five years. “Right now, we have about thousand students who will benefit from our research-based university, the most unique in the Middle East.”
The core areas are Education, Healthcare and Research and they are making every effort to provide opportunities for high-quality education, research and clinical training, he said.
“Research will be the biggest activity at the university in the years to come. We want to encourage the faculty and students to undertake research studies and we will also invite other institutions and industry to partner with us in such scientific activities.”
Dr P. K. Menon, Director of the Centre, said they will focus on research studies and advanced diagnostics in nationally important health areas like diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, genetic disorders, allergies and thalassemia.
“The centre (CABRI), set to be a leading service provider for High Complexity Testing in the next three-five years, aims to replace dependency of the UAE on foreign labs. We wish to develop critical manpower within the country, so that the UAE becomes a leader of medical research and diagnostics in the region.”
Prof Manda Venkatramana, Dean, College of Medicine, told Khaleej Times that plastic dummies are used to simulate the conditions of patients for performing the procedures and learning the skills rather than experimenting on real people, basically for the best interest of patients.
“If a student gives a medicine, for example, he or she can see how the patient reacts. They learn how to give injection, collect blood, monitor all essential functions and do all due procedures as if they have already become doctors. Almost everything done in the hospital on real patients can be learned and practised by students again and again.”
Explaining, he said the CASH, developed as a multidisciplinary educational facility, provides both high-quality and low-quality simulation, and training in clinical and communication skills for all healthcare professionals.
“The CASH simulates a hospital setting and has mock OPDs, General Ward, ICU, NICU, Operation Theatre, Radiology Labs/Suite, Delivery Suite (Triage and First Stage), Diagnostic Lab, and Pharmacy.”
The centre also offers training in communication, history recording, physical examination, interpretation (clinical and diagnostic), patient management, first aid, nursing and life support (basic, advanced and paediatric), he added.
“We will cultivate competent, confident and ethical practitioners, and extend the services of the centre in education and healthcare beyond our institution to regional healthcare practitioners and members of the community and establish it as a leading provider of quality healthcare, education and research in simulated settings.”
ahmedshaaban@khaleejtimes.com
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