MPLSC

MPLSC has been selected as one of the 10 worldwide simulation centers to participate in the Fundamentals of Robotic Surgery (FRS) Validation Trial. The review of proposals was performed by external peer-review subject matter experts (SME) and the principal investigators of the project using stringent criteria of scientific merit. A global final review was used for a rank-order-priority because of the large number of proposals.

The FRS is a joint educational program funded through a US Department of Defense grant and an unrestricted educational grant from Intuitive Surgical. It is an innovative, comprehensive, education, training and assessment program for robotic surgeons.

On April 7, 2014 a Cooperation Protocol (Memorandum of Understanding) was signed between the Medical Physics Laboratory Simulation Center and King Fahad Medical City (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), in order to promote academic and research cooperation between the two institutions.

More specifically, the collaboration focuses on education through simulation, which includes research projects, the development and exchange of curricula, training teachers and technical staff in the simulation area as well as other academic activities related to education.

Text of Memorandum : Memorandum of understanding (PDF)