On Sunday, 9 December 2018, Bohunice University Campus held already the 7th First Aid Simulation Course. The event was intended for students of all years of General Medicine and was organized in cooperation with the Brno branch of IFMSA CZ student organization.
The whole course was divided into two parts. Each part was designed for 15 medics in total. The lecturers had prepared no fewer than five interesting situations for their colleagues during the autumn.
Ten lecturers from various years of General Medicine firstly got through a series of preparatory workshops, such as a first aid or debriefing workshop. Afterward, they designed and worked out a total of five different simulations to be solved by mixed three-member teams. To solve the situation, their colleagues have no more than 5 minutes and a fully equipped car first aid kit at hand. The aim is to provide first aid to the fellow student in difficulty and to try to apply theoretical knowledge in practice. It is followed by a 15-minute structured debriefing during which the students discuss the given procedure and try individual steps in practice.
This year, 55 students received the Dean’s Award in Czech study programs and the Excellence Award in English study programs across several categories. The awards were presented to the students by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at MU, Martin Repko, Vice-Dean Eva Brichtová, and Vice-Dean Lubomír Křivan.
The Surgical Suturing Project was created as a student initiative to teach future doctors basic surgical techniques. After its demise during the pandemic, a group of students decided to passionately revive and expand the project. Today, they form a series of several workshops and the courses are accredited as an elective course for general medicine students at the MU Faculty of Medicine. The courses combine practical skills with innovative learning methods. The teaching takes place in the Simulation Centre of the Faculty of Medicine.
