Medical Education  2011;42(3):141-147

doi:10.11307/mededjapan.42.141

Current Status of the Clinical Simulation Laboratory at Kyorin University Faculty of Medicine and Affiliated Hospital

Yasuhiko Tomita ; Itsuko Sakamoto ; Michio Akagi

Keywords

clinical simulation laboratory; skills laboratory; faculty of medicine; university hospital

Country

Japan

Language

English

Abstract

1)Our Clinical Simulation Laboratory (CSL) registered 19,085 training attendances with nurses accounting for the majority of trainees in first three years. Basic Life Support training experienced the highest demand.
2)CSL usage rose markedly in both spring and fall, showing three daily peaks (9 am, 10 am and 5 pm), and lasted for an average of one and a half hours per session.
3)The lending rate of the simulators to areas outside CSL came to about half of the internal use rate. The current simulator–based training program requires improvement to increase attendance by medical students and doctors.