University of Tabuk works toward graduating high-quality healthcare providers, this is why clinical simulation laboratories were established in the Nursing Department of the Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences and the Faculty of medicine since 2012. In 2017, under the vice-rectorate of academic affairs, the Clinical Simulation Unit for Medical Training and Advanced Skills was established and Dr. Abdullah Basnawi was the first General Supervisor. Unity of the efforts of all health colleges helps in creating an efficient unit with vast resources.
The first clinical simulation session was conducted by Dr. Basnawi on MED601 module, sixth year medical students in 2018. Since its establishment, 6 high fidelity manikins have been available with a wide range of task trainers distributed in four wards based on specialty in addition to a virtual pharmacy.
The University of Tabuk Life Support Unit (UTLSU), led by Dr Jay Ablao, is an integral part of our facility. TLSU has been recognized in 2015 by American Heart Association as a certified Basic Life Support (BLS) training Unit.
