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Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute

Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute

A Unit of Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University)

Accredited by NAAC with highest A++ Grade

Ranked 77 among Universities by NIRF 2023

A UGC Category 1 Higher Education Institution

Accredited by

NAAC A++

Nirf 2023 among Medical

47 Rank

Nirf 2023 among universities

77 Rank

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Medical Simulation Center

Faculty

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Junior Resident

Dr Kiruthika M

Profile Summary

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Deputy Director,Professor

Dr Sobana Jaiganesh

MD, CHSE, PhD

Profile Summary

Dr. Sobana Jaiganesh is a Professor of physiology having completed a master's and a doctorate in medical physiology. She is an American Heart Association certified BLS, ACLS instructor and Society for Simulation in Healthcare Certified healthcare Simulation educator. She has completed the NHET-Sim (National Health Education Trainer) by Monash University, Australia and level III Faculty training by Pedi STARS, India. Presently she is a Fellow of the International Paediatric Simulation Society. She has presented research papers in the International Meeting in Simulation Healthcare and INSPIRE (International Network for Simulation-based Paediatric Innovation, Research, and Education). Curricular integration of simulation and virtual simulation are her research interest.

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Junior Resident

Dr Dharuna S V

Profile Summary

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Director,Professor

Dr. Dinker Ramananda Pai

MS (General Surgery), FRCS (Edinburgh), CHSE (USA), FSSH (USA)

Profile Summary

Dr Dinker Pai is a general surgeon by training. He has been active in simulation-based healthcare education for the last 10 years. At present he is Professor of Surgery and Director of the Medical Simulation Centre at Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India. He obtained the Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) certification in from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, USA in 2016. He is a certified Team STEPPS master trainer for team training for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), USA. He is the President of the Pan Asia Simulation Society in Healthcare and Founder-secretary and life member of the Singapore Society for Healthcare simulation. He is a life member of the Malaysian Society for Simulation in Healthcare and Board member for PediSTARS simulation society, India. He is on the Editorial board of Advances in Simulation, the official journal of SESAM (The European Society for Simulation) and site reviewer for the Accreditation committee of SSH. He is certified by NHET-SIM certification course of Monash University, Australia and has completed the Bristol Boston Masterclass for Simulation. He has been the Chairperson of the technical and advisory committees for simulation of the Kerala University of Health Sciences and is a Visiting Consultant for Simulation at many medical colleges in India and abroad. This year he was elected as a Fellow of the prestigious Academy of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare and is the only one in South Asia to have this honour. He has written several chapters and articles on simulation education in journals and text books.