Interdisciplinary Mannequins with   Moulage a useful   labour care   teaching tool for Medical graduate

Volume : IV, Issue : IV, April - 2015

N. Hephzibah Kirubamani

 Application of moulage to static mannequins, allows the learner improve their skills. 

Aim : To evaluate simulation–based teaching in labour care using mannequins .

 To assess confidence& competence after using simulators and to assess faculty perception

Materials & Method: One hundred students were participating. Clinical scenarios depicting normal process of labour and emergencies were kept 

in 12 stations . In each station students were given group discussion and hands on exercise . Knowledge and skill gaind through workshop were 

assessed 

Results : Knowledge gained by group discussion was 90%. Skills learned were assessed by task specific check list and on an average was it was 

77% in various tasks. Confidence gained through workshop was 76%.Workshop was rating was 91%. Faculty felt that workshop as effective 

education tool.

Conclusion: – Students expressed that the scenarios with Moulageapplication to static manikins afforded a greater sense of reality and was an 

interesting teaching tool for undergraduates.