THROUGH the Simulation-Based Education project funded by the Commission on Higher Education at the West Visayas State University, more world-class doctors with advanced clinical skills, patient care, and emergency response will now be produced to serve the country.

Simulation-Based Medical Education offers realistic and immersive training that mimics real-life patient scenarios equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and confidence required to deliver high-quality patient care.

Last Friday, CHED Chairperson Prospero De Vera III unveiled the SBE Laboratory at WVSU and tested the simulation tools and equipment at the College of Medicine accompanied by students, university officials, and members of the media.

“President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has instructed the Commission to ensure our medical schools continue to produce world-class doctors who can practice the profession all over the world or serve our underserved communities,” De Vera said.

“Through the Doktor Para Sa Bayan Law, there are now 22 public universities with medical programs where students are given scholarships and will render return service in our underserved communities,” De Vera added.

Through CHED’s Leading the Advancement of Knowledge in Agriculture and Sciences Program, three top medical schools — University of the Philippines Manila, Mindanao State University – Gensan, and WVSU — were provided with state-of-the-art equipment to optimize simulation-based education, training, collaboration, and research worth P600 million from 2022 -2024.

CHED provided a total of P54,590,000 to WVSU for the procurement of state-of-the-art equipment that will provide students and faculty with hands-on experience of the highly realistic medical environment.

The project has provided high-quality manikins and task trainers that replicate human anatomy and physiological responses that will enable students to practice clinical procedures and decision-making in a safe and controlled environment.

“Simulation-based education is a strategy to enhance the medical education of medical schools in the country. This allows our students to practice in a fault-free environment. Students get to learn through simulators before they apply it to patients. It makes a lot of difference in terms of patient safety and builds confidence on the part of students and the medical practitioners,” WVSU President Dr. Joselito F. Villaruz said.

“By integrating simulation tools into the curriculum, WVSU aims to foster a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and research which aligns with the university’s commitment to excellence in healthcare education,” added by Dean of WVSU College of Medicine Dr. Victor A. Amantillo Jr.

Among the manikin equipment provided are high-fidelity adult patient simulator, high-fidelity childbirth simulator, and high-fidelity pediatric patient simulator that allow learners to gain hands-on experience during emergencies and patient care.

In addition, advanced trainers for venipuncture, catheterization, rectal examination, clinical pelvic exam, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation were given to WVSU.