Surgical Skills Lab
Surgical skills instruction occurs throughout the undergraduate and postgraduate surgery curricula using wet labs, low fidelity models and high fidelity simulators. There is an emphasis on basic procedural skills (tissue handling, suturing, venipuncture and line insertion) for students and junior trainees, advancing to discipline specific procedures for surgical residents. This includes a surgical ‘boot camp’ for incoming surgical trainees, microvascular surgery and endoscopy/arthroscopy training. In addition, students from the Colleges of Nursing and Dentistry utilize the surgical skills lab, undergoing specialized instruction based on their learning objectives.
Construction is nearly complete on a modern 6500 sq ft combined anatomy and surgical skills lab which will offer additional capacity. The lab will be equipped with a full range of surgical instrumentation and state of the art equipment for minimally invasive procedures. This will facilitate realistic surgical simulation and procedural training as well as creating the environment for surgical innovation.
Contact:
Amila Nawarathne
Room 3A60.3 Health Science Bldg
Phone: (306) 966-8212
Email: surgical.skills@usask.ca