AKUH's CIME gets South Asia's first accreditation.

KARACHI -- Aga Khan University's Centre for Innovation in Medical Education, CIME, has become South Asia's first simulation-based educational institution to be accredited by the US-based Society for Simulation in Healthcare, SSIH. The University's CIME wasjudged to meet the highest standards in simulationbased education by the SSIH which has accredited over 170 centres in 19 countries around the world. The accreditation means that CIME will join a global community of practice bringing the latest advances in the field to Pakistan. Simulation-based education represents a significant advance on traditional classroom and theory-based instruction.

Designed to be an immersive 'real world' experience, simulation, in the field of healthcare, enables medical and nursing trainees and professionals to practice key skills and techniques, using virtual reality and high-fidelity patient mannequins, in a risk-free environment before working with patients. CIME Director Charles Docherty, the Dr. Robert J. Buchanan Professor in Teaching and Technology, received the award during a ceremony in San Diego. In his speech at the event, he noted: 'Healthcare is both an art and a science. While textbooks and teachers can teach concepts, simulationbased education augments the academic...