AGU Simulation Centre receives KHUH delegation

The Simulation and Medical Skills Center in the Arabian Gulf University (AGU) received officials from the Resuscitation Section in King Hamad University Hospital (KHUH).

The KHUH delegation was briefed on the centre's work progress, preview the advanced medical devices in it, meet with the working medical team and see its readiness to train medical students.

The visiting delegation included Professor David Fletcher and Jalal from the Resuscitation Section in KHUH, who also reviewed the centre's state-of-the-art medical devices specialising in children and women, childbirth, surgery and internal medicine.

The centre’s Director Dr Taysir Garadah explained the other specialisations of the centre, such as the 3D glasses that students use to examine and follow up on difficult birth operations and other acute medical conditions.

He pointed out that the training program extends for a period of two months, at the end of which medical licenses are granted to trainees, adding that training sessions on medical resuscitation are independently organised and directly supervised by the American Heart Association (AHA).  

KHUH delegation stressed on the importance of cooperation between both institutions in the future, while at the same time praising the endeavour dedicated by the centre to provide an academic environment that incubates and encourages advanced practical training in the medical field.