1. Building A National Simulation Program in Rwanda Through The
Use of Partnerships
Through the use of external partnerships, Rwanda has successfully built a sustainable national simulation program. We believe this may be a
successful model which could be used to build simulation programs in other low-resource settings.
Building a simulation program in a low-resource
environment can be challenging. With the
assistance of international partners, Rwanda
has successfully built a sustainable national
simulation program. We believe this may be a
successful model for other low-resource
countries trying to build simulation programs
for hospitals or universities.
Background
What We Learned
Conclusion
Description
2003-2010: Kigali Health Instutite and
and Vlamaase Vereniging voor
Ontwikkelingshulp en Technische
Bijstand (VVOB-Belgium):
•Simulation education plan formulated
•Budget developed and approved
•Governance model built
•Rooms for skills labs and offices outfitted
•Equipment purchased
•Simulation staff trained
•Simulation integrated into nursing
curriculum
•Skills lab opened at Kigali Health Institute
2004
•Recruitment and training of standardized
patients
•Program operated 2010-12
independently by Kigali Health Institute
International simulation program partnerships, if set
up correctly, can assist in building a sustainable
simulation program in low-resource settings. Our
program is an example of a successful program built
on partnerships, but able to be sustained
independently when partnerships end.
2012-present: University of Rwanda and
Human Resources for Health Program
(HRH)
•Extension of KHI skills lab activities to
allied health and nursing schools
country-wide
•Training of faculty in use of simulation
•Assistance in set-up of skills labs outside
Kigali
•Assistance with computerized booking
and inventory
•Assistance in set-up of CPR training
•Further training of simulation staff
•Purchase of new equipment
2010-2012: Centre Hospitalier
Universitaire de Kigali (CHUK)
Hospital and the Canadian
Anesthesiologists Society
International Education
Foundation:
•Skills lab (1 room) outfitted for
purpose at CHUK for use of medical
students, residents, practicing
physicians
•Equipment purchased
•Skills lab staffed with one full time
person and opened 2010
•Program now operated
independently by CHUK
Three Key Partnerships-2003 to Present
Philomene Uwimana, RN, MSN
Acting Director of Simulation
University of Rwanda, College of Medicine and
Health Sciences
Renee Pyburn, RN, MSN
University of Maryland
Human Resources for Health Program