Scope
of Services
VASA – Vydehi Advanced Simulation Academy is South East Asia’s largest, most comprehensive, state-of-the-art multidisciplinary medical simulation centre, spread over 41,500 sq ft across 10 advanced simulation zones. The scope of services outlined below covers all formally documented training, assessment, faculty development, and research activities offered at the academy.
Core Training Programs
Simulation-Based Health Care Training
- Provides simulation-based healthcare education and training for students and professionals from MBBS, Nursing, Allied Health Sciences (AHS), BDS, and other healthcare disciplines, enhancing clinical knowledge, technical skills, critical thinking, and interprofessional collaboration.
- Clinical skills workshops covering procedural skills, communication, and clinical reasoning
- Team-Based Learning (TBL) and Inter-professional Education (IPE) modules
- AHA Accredited Basic Life Support (BLS), and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) programs
- Neonatal Resuscitation Programs (NRP)
- First Aid and CPR training for non-clinical personnel and common public
Specialty Simulation Workshops
- Obstetrics and neonatal simulation training
- Anaesthesiology and operating room simulation
- Emergency Medicine and ICU scenario-based training
- Surgical cut-suit and trauma management workshops
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) simulation programs
- Diagnostic and Interventional Ultrasound simulation
- Cardiac Emergency Management workshops
Assessment Services
Formal Assessment and Competency Evaluation
- Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) for undergraduate and postgraduate candidates
- Simulation-based competency assessments for clinical staff and healthcare professionals
- Structured debriefing and performance feedback sessions
Faculty Development
Educator and Facilitator Training
- Simulation facilitator training and certification programs
- Train-the-Trainer programs in simulation methodology
- Debriefing skills workshops for healthcare educators
- Curriculum integration consultancy for simulation-based education
Research and Innovation
Academic and Clinical Research Initiatives
- Simulation-based research collaborations with academic and clinical partners
- Curriculum development consultancy for simulation integration
- Pilot testing and validation of new simulation scenarios
- Development and publication of simulation-based learning outcomes data
- Hosting of national and international simulation conferences (e.g., HPSN India, SIMULUS)
Institutional and External Services
Hospital, Corporate, and Institution Programs
- Hospital staff upskilling, onboarding, and clinical refresher programs
- Corporate CPR, First Aid, and emergency response training
- Simulation training programs for institutions and partner colleges
- Customised simulation programs for healthcare organisations and government, corporate bodies.
- Outreach programs for community-level emergency preparedness
