Center for Advanced Medical Simulation

The Italian Version is available on the Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences website

The new Advanced Medical Simulation Center of the San Luigi Gonzaga University Campus, built with the contribution of the Compagnia di San Paolo, was inaugurated on 28 January 2020. Located in a 240-square-metre space in the Didactic Building of the University Campus, the Center is equipped with:

• Three classrooms with excellent simulation systems, including the latest generation of virtual simulators for arthroscopy and laparoscopy for acquiring and perfecting minimally invasive surgical techniques, and manikins with high technological complexity, recreating the adult and pediatric patient. Some of the maneuvers learnt include: performing EGAs, chest, abdomen, cardiological and electrocardiographycal semeiotics.
• A classroom set up like a critical area ward, for practicing simulated medical procedures in high fidelity, managed and monitored by a control room connected by one-way glass and environmental cameras and audio systems. 
• A plenary meeting room to plan and review the activities carried out in simulation.

One of the Center's spaces is dedicated to the most advanced anatomical table for virtual dissection of the human body. This touch-screen instrument for the study of human anatomy allows for more interaction than any other traditional dissection system currently available.

The aim of the Center is not to replace the practice derived from direct contact with the patient, but to allow learners to learn, without violating the patient's right to privacy, some of the most common maneuvers for performing medical, surgical or nursing acts according to international guidelines.

The Center is dedicated not only to students on the international degree course in Medicine and Surgery from 33 different countries, but also to those on the University of Turin's Health Degrees and Specialization Schools.

"The University thus confirms its strong vocation for educational innovation and meets the expectations of all those involved in the healthcare training process: students and teachers, the community and the hospital" - Rector Stefano Geuna

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