Medical Education · Healthcare · Research
Ram Krishna Medical College Hospital & Research Centre
Inayatpur, Kolar Road, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
NMC Approved NABH Accredited Affiliated to MPMSU, Jabalpur
Clinical Skills · Simulation · Team Training

Practise before the moment really matters.

The RKMCHRC Clinical Skills & Simulation Lab has been part of the college's training environment since its inception. It gives learners a structured space to observe, practise, repeat and refine clinical skills using mannequins, task trainers and simulation-based teaching before those skills are applied in real clinical settings under appropriate supervision.

A Shared Learning Facility

A bridge between classroom knowledge and clinical performance.

The Skill Lab is designed for repeated, faculty-guided practice in a controlled learning environment. It supports medical education across departments and also provides a practical training setting for nursing teams whenever skill refreshers, demonstrations or simulation sessions are planned.

Built into the RKMCHRC learning journey from the beginning

Clinical competence develops through more than observation. Learners need opportunities to see a technique, understand its sequence, practise it repeatedly, receive feedback and perform it again with greater confidence.

That is the role of the Clinical Skills & Simulation Lab: to create a safe, structured environment in which technical skills, emergency responses, teamwork and professional communication can be rehearsed before or alongside supervised clinical exposure.

Part of RKMCHRC since inceptionA continuing institutional training facility, not a newly added activity.
Cross-departmentalUsed by departments according to the skill or scenario being taught.
Medical learnersSupports undergraduate and postgraduate skill development as applicable.
Nursing team trainingUsed for selected nursing skill and emergency-response training sessions.
Simulation Learning Cycle

Skills improve through deliberate repetition.

The lab supports a simple but powerful learning loop: understand the skill, practise it, perform it in a scenario, review what happened and repeat until the sequence becomes safer and more reliable.

01

See

Faculty demonstration and explanation of the procedure, sequence, safety points and expected performance.

02

Practise

Guided hands-on practice using suitable mannequins, simulators or task trainers.

03

Simulate

Apply the skill inside a clinical or emergency scenario with roles, time pressure and team interaction.

04

Debrief

Review technique, sequence, communication, decision-making and opportunities for improvement.

05

Repeat

Re-perform the skill to strengthen retention, coordination and confidence over time.

Training Domains

From individual procedures to team-based clinical scenarios.

The lab is intended to support a broad skills curriculum. Individual sessions are planned according to learner level, departmental requirements, available simulators and faculty objectives.

Resuscitation & Emergency Response

Basic and advanced resuscitation sequences, chest-compression practice, coordinated response, recognition of deterioration and team-based emergency drills.

BCLS/BLS · ACLS-oriented simulation

Airway & Ventilation Skills

Airway assessment, oxygenation and ventilation principles, positioning, basic airway manoeuvres and simulator-based airway practice according to the teaching session.

Airway · Oxygenation · Ventilation

Core Procedural Skills

Task-trainer based learning for selected bedside and procedural skills, with emphasis on correct sequence, asepsis, safety and supervised repetition.

Technique · Safety · Repetition

Clinical Assessment

Structured examination, monitoring and response-oriented practice that helps learners connect signs, observations and clinical actions.

Assessment · Monitoring · Clinical reasoning

Maternal, Newborn & Paediatric Simulation

Scenario-based teaching supports age- and situation-specific assessment, response, communication and multidisciplinary team coordination.

Scenario-based multidisciplinary learning

Teamwork & Communication

Role clarity, closed-loop communication, escalation, handover and collaborative performance are practised alongside technical skills.

Team roles · Communication · Debrief
Resuscitation Training

BCLS / BLS and ACLS-oriented simulation.

Regular skill sessions use mannequin-based practice to strengthen resuscitation sequence, role allocation, chest-compression technique, airway support, monitoring and coordinated team response. Sessions can be repeated at intervals so that critical steps are refreshed rather than learned only once.

High-quality CPR practiceCompression position, rhythm, sequence and team coordination.
Airway & ventilationBasic airway support and ventilation practice using suitable simulators.
Team responseRoles, leadership, communication and coordinated emergency action.
Periodic refreshersRepeated sessions help maintain sequence memory and practical readiness.
Training scope: BCLS/BLS and ACLS-oriented sessions are delivered as part of institutional simulation and clinical-skills training. Programme-specific certification, where applicable, is communicated separately.
Who Trains Here

One simulation space, multiple learning teams.

The Skill Lab is a shared institutional resource. Training is adapted to the learner group, the skill being taught and the relevant department or clinical service.

MBBS Students

Early skills orientation, supervised procedural practice, emergency-response drills and progressive clinical-skills learning.

Postgraduate Learners

Department-linked procedural rehearsal, scenario practice, team coordination and advanced clinical-skills reinforcement as applicable.

Nursing Teams

Selected nursing procedures, emergency-response refreshers and team-based training sessions according to institutional requirements.

Cross-Departmental Facility

The lab belongs to the learning system, not to one department.

Departments use the facility according to the clinical skill, procedure or scenario being taught. This makes the Skill Lab a common practical platform linking foundational learning, clinical disciplines, emergency care and nursing education.

General MedicineGeneral SurgeryAnaesthesiaEmergency MedicinePaediatricsObstetrics & GynaecologyOrthopaedicsRespiratory MedicineOther departments as relevant
Safe practice environment

Skills can be rehearsed without turning the first attempt into a patient-care encounter.

Faculty-guided learning

Demonstration, observation and feedback remain central to the training process.

Repeatability

Important techniques can be practised repeatedly until the sequence becomes more consistent.

Debrief & reflection

Performance is reviewed so learners understand what went well and what needs improvement.

Clinical learning connects across RKMCHRC.

Continue to the Departments Hub to explore the academic and clinical disciplines that use shared institutional learning resources such as the Clinical Skills & Simulation Lab.

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