Skill Lab

Clinical Skills Laboratory

Training program at Sree Gokulam Medical College focuses on enabling both its undergraduate and postgraduate medical students to attain comprehensive competency of appropriate level to deliver medical and health care. The students are trained from the beginning to inculcate the essential attributes of application of knowledge while skill-fully treating the patients, providing health care with compassion, communicating appropriately, and providing leadership to the health care team. Clinical Skill Laboratory provides hands-on learning experiences to the medical fraternity for the practice of clinical skills, which are deemed essential for the effective and safe management of patients prior to facing real patient population.

A basic Skill Laboratory was set up at the inception of the college in the Department of Forensic Medicine and the available equipment was used by various departments. In 2019 - 2020, the Skill Laboratory has been upgraded and relocated under the Department of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care in a purpose designed 2400 square feet area to optimally use the lifesaving skills and expertise. In addition to commercially available manikins (more of them under procurement), the faculty has made various improvised devices to facilitate learning process. A well-appointed Seminar Room is part of the air-conditioned facility.

Faculty members are trained by Kerala University of Health Sciences under the ‘Training the Trainers Program’ as well as by the college organised workshops on Creation of E-Learning Materials. Utilisation of the Laboratory by various departments is by booking slots as required, through the Departmental Secretary of Department of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care.

VISION: Create competent medical professionals and enhance patient safety & quality in healthcare by imparting essential clinical skills.