Application of medical simulation in the education of medical students in the area of gynecology and obstetrics

The education of new generations of doctors faces major challenges. The education system should ensure access to modernand effective educational techniques. Medical simulation is a method that is developing very dynamically. Currently, everymedical university in Poland has access to the facilities of a Medical Simulation Centre. Many types of simulations can beused. The variety of techniques is considerable. Starting from simple trainers, through advanced patient simulators to hybridsimulation or virtual reality. Thanks to their use, it is possible to teach basic medical procedures in a safe way, withoutcompromising the patient’s intimacy. An additional advantage is the possibility to train in an interdisciplinary team. Theaim of this work was to present the possibility of using medical simulation as a method of effective and interesting teachingof medical students in the field of gynaecology and obstetrics. The authors described different techniques and levels ofsimulation sophistication. The basic tasks of the teacher were also described. The paper may be an interesting complementto the knowledge of education for each physician involved in the work with students