The Simulation Centre at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark

Abstract

The Simulation Centre at Rigshospitalet was officially inaug-urated in December 2013 as part of the Centre for ClinicalEducation (CEKU) in Copenhagen. The advanced technicalsimulations, which constitute the bulk of the activities, havebeen developed gradually since 2006. CEKU is a research,development, and service provider for the pregraduate andpostgraduate health educations at the University of Copenha-gen and the postgraduate medical training at the CapitalRegion. The mission of CEKU, founded in 1995, was to trainmedical students in basic clinical skills as a preparation fortheir clerkships. The courses included basic procedural skills,resuscitation skills, and patient encounter skills trained usingsimulated patients. Over the years, the repertoire of clinicalskills was widened to include a variety of physical examinationskills, ultrasound skills, resuscitation at various levels, inter-professional skills, and patient communication skills, allcourses tailored to students’ academic years.