SEVEN local doctors and nurses put their skills into practice during a mobile simulation centre visit to Moree.
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The bus continuously travels the state to participate in theory and practical medical scenarios.
Local educator, Annabelle Cosh, said the bus had a life-like emergency room where the educators controlled the patients’ situations.
“The great thing about this is the doctors and nurses work together like they would in real life situations. So far their skills have even fabulous and we’ve been incredibly happy with the participants,” Mrs Cosh said.
Scenarios such as cardiac arrests, trauma patients, difficult pregnancies and other medical emergencies were put into practice by the local medical professionals.
Educator, Robert Bishop, said the bus enabled city education to be brought to regional areas, such as Moree.
“We’ve had the opportunity to teach practical skills in a small environment which is personal, hands on and great networking,” he said.
Mr Bishop said it was also an opportunity to teach issues textbooks did not cover, making better-skilled medical professionals.
The mobile educational bus is named after Sister Alison Bush, an Aboriginal midwife who fought for her job in the medical industry.
“Alison completed her training throughout the 60s and 70s where the profession was male dominated. She also faced a racial discrimination but was a much respected midwife at Redfern in Sydney,” Mr Bishop said.
Sister Alison passed away in 2010, but during her career received an Order of Australia Medal and an honorary fellowship award.
Hunter New England Health decided to name the bus after Sister Alison as education was a passion of hers, and so her story lived on.
This year alone, the Sister Alison Bush Simulation Centre will travel 15,000 kilometres and visit six sites.