Libyan International University
Stimulation and skills center
The Simulation and Clinical Skills Centre (SCSC) at the School of Health and Medical Sciences is committed to providing a safe and modern educational and training environment that supports active learning, clinical skills development, and practical training across various health programs. The Centre serves students, graduates, interns, faculty members, and healthcare professionals from within and outside the University through training programs designed to enhance professional competence, promote patient safety, and improve the quality of healthcare. We are proud to be accredited by the Libyan Board of Health Specialties and recognized by the American College of Surgeons as an accredited centre for Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) courses. We also aim to expand our accredited programs, particularly in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), further strengthening the Centre’s role and standing at both the local and regional levels. Our goal: Safe education, active learning, accredited training, and better healthcare
The Clinical Skills Laboratory was established at the early beginnings of the university in 2007. It is considered a fundamental and primary laboratory for students of all medical and allied health specialties, providing a virtual environment that simulates real-life scenarios. The lab is used to train students in various medical skills before transitioning to actual clinical simulation.
The laboratory receives students from all medical programs (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Basic Medical Sciences, and Nursing). It also hosts numerous training workshops from inside and outside the university, in addition to its participation in medical awareness activities as a community service, proudly carrying the university’s mission to serve society.
Training in clinical and soft skills begins in the first year and continues until the third year for students of Medical Sciences and Medicine, and until the fifth year for Pharmacy and Nursing students. The training topics align with the theoretical subjects students study throughout those years.
The skills taught in the lab across the academic years are synchronized with the programs’ theoretical lectures. These include measuring vital signs, learning all types of injections, wound suturing, venous access and sample collection, blood glucose measurement, oxygen therapy, abdominal examination, cardiac examination, venous blood withdrawal, blood pressure measurement, triage training, chest fluid aspiration, lumbar puncture, pain assessment, neurological examination, ENT emergency care, first aid (including choking and fainting), and how to handle various anatomical models and clinical scenarios.
To be a leading center in medical education through simulation, fully aligned with educational and training needs to enhance patient safety and train healthcare professionals using simulation, while encouraging innovation and research.
Graduating physicians who possess the ability and competence to deal with patients’ physical and psychological health problems with professionalism and skill, capable of making accurate decisions and taking correct actions for the benefit of the patient, while adhering to medical ethics and professional conduct.
Implementing an Integrated Curriculum by incorporating clinical skills in the early years of study, making foundational courses more engaging and more beneficial when applied in the Clinical Skills Center.