Introduction
The education and health sectors have received the attention of the government because they play an essential role in
sustainable development. With the expansion of medical systems and the establishment of medical cities, the training
needs of the hands-on cadres in the medical field, in general, cannot be provided by traditional methods. This calls for
the development of innovative learning and training methods. King Abdulaziz University has established the Clinical
Skills and Simulation Centre (CSSC) to provide the ideal environment for fostering effective health training
aligned with international standards to provide training programs and a distinctive research environment for students
and medical and health professionals. The Centre aims to ensure the safety of patients and to reduce medical errors.
CSSC is a state-of-the-art training centre that can be used as a specialised facility for training health professionals
including medical students, doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, and evaluating participants through
patient diagnostics and education models that include virtual patients and electronic dolls for high precision simulation.
It is a training and research centre under the supervision of the University Vice-Presidency for Development. In
coordination with the healthcare faculties and the university hospital, the center trains the working health cadres and
provides the appropriate educational environment for students in the healthcare faculties and doctors in the graduate
programs. Using different learning models that include simulation techniques, i.e., virtual patients and electronic
models for high precision simulation, the Centre also participates in research activities related to innovation and
simulation in the health field with the participation of researchers from various relevant disciplines.