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    Medical model of a torso with a person in surgical clothing standing next to it. The staff, people are holding the heart removed from the model.

Teaching in the Skills Lab

How is teaching organised for students?

Various teaching formats take place in the skills lab to accompany the respective modules of the semester.

Hands on training

In the hands-on training sessions, students practise on models, simulators and each other how to perform various standard medical procedures. They are guided by tutors or healthcare professionals and doctors. The complexity of the measures and teaching units increases steadily with the history of the programme.

The information and work assignments provided in LernraumPlus are important for preparing for the hands-on training sessions. Their preparation is essential for the learning effect of the training. We use the 4-step method according to Peyton.

In the communication training courses, students learn professional medical communication - usually in role plays with simulated patients. In a subsequent feedback session, students and actors discuss their impressions together and, if necessary, point out ways to improve. A tutor takes on the role of moderator. Here too, the complexity of the scenarios increases as the programme progresses. For example, by combining parts of professional communication and hands-on skills in this format and practising them simultaneously.

Programme structure and course - where is the "Skills Lab"?

Each "Clinical thinking and acting" module includes teaching units in the skills lab (six to nine teaching units per module). This means that the content and skills taught in the skills lab are also part of the respective final oral and practical module examinations.

Rooms & equipment

We use different rooms in the Faculty of Medicine's R.1 building for the skills lab units.

The communication units take place in groups of 6 in the C0 wing. Two rooms are used for this:

  • A simulation room in which one student simulates a conversation situation together with an actor.
  • In a second room, the rest of the group observes the situation, which has been prepared in advance together with the tutors. Afterwards, the student receives feedback from their fellow students, the actor and the tutor.

The hands-on training sessions take place in groups of 6 in the A0 wing. There, basic medical skills and examination techniques can be practised with the necessary materials.

I would like to become a tutor, what do I have to do?

Do you enjoy working in a team? Do you enjoy passing on your knowledge to other students? Do you enjoy communicating with people? Then you've come to the right place!

The task of tutors is to prepare and conduct the teaching units together with the Skills Lab staff. You will receive specific didactic and technical training before each teaching unit so that you can familiarise yourself with both the teaching unit and the materials used.

Other tasks for tutors include

  • Preparation and follow-up of the teaching units
  • Carrying out the hands-on training sessions
  • Moderation of feedback rounds during communication training sessions
  • Time management of the teaching units
  • Support in the processing of information (documentation, research, etc.)

Have we piqued your interest? Then contact the Skills Lab team without obligation or make an appointment with Anna Lena Uerpmann or Anne Eickelmann for further details. We look forward to hearing from you!

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