Skills Training And Research ( STAR ) Laboratory
Comprising of the Skills Laboratory and Research Corner, the STAR Lab has been set up to provide an environment conducive for clinicians to conduct clinical skills training and testing of surgical instruments on cadavers and small animals. This is a valuable and unique learning facility for the health care professionals to learn, enhance, reinforce and certify their technical and clinical skills. This is important as it assist in developing the confidence and competence as well as provides the health care professionals the opportunity to develop the judgement neccesary for clinical practice. It also bridges the gap between theory and practice. This in turn contributes to better patient care, safety and outcome.
Location
The Skills Training And Research Lab is situated at the basement of the main building, NUH.
Features
- The Laboratory is divided into two sections: one main area and four Research Corners.
- The main area has 11 workstations (including the instructor's workstation)
- The 4 Research Corners facilitate individual research work
- Freezer storage facilities will be provided to store cadavers or body parts for research, workshop and training purposes.
- Procurement of cadaver and body parts can be
requested through Medical Affairs (Education).
The following programme were conducted in STAR Lab:
- House Office / Medical Office skills training
- Postgraduate skills training – this could be speciality based or focus group training. Examples of the latter would be Bowel Anastomosis Workshop and Microvascular Anastomosis Workshop
- Internationa/Regional Skills Training
At the STAR Lab, we offer the following platform of learning:
- Cadaveric
- Animal
- Digital Simulation - Digital Medicine Lab
- Physical Simulation
Contact
If you wish to know more about the lab, please contact Shirley ext 5991 at Medical Affairs (Education).
Booking Form
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