Simulation-Based Education
2024 Simulation Team L-R: Iris Pilares, Peta Young, Marijke Mitchell, Ram Nataraja, Noor Chaudhry
Monash Children's Hospital Simulation Centre (MCH Simulation) is a collaboration between Monash Children’s Hospital and the Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, in particular, Paediatric surgery and acute care, combining expert clinicians with a world-leading paediatric simulation facilities that includes a full functioning operating theatre, paediatric and neonatal ward environment and also multiple purpose technologically advanced educational spaces. Its vision is to improve the care that is provided to the children of Victoria with well constructed educational simulation-based courses and world-leading research streams. MCH Simulation embraces novel technology and partners with other departments at Monash University to further advance clinical care. There is a strong International simulation streams with collaborative projects with the W.H.O and also the successful ONE Sim Workshops. MCH Simulation also works closely with key Educational Leaders such as Prof Debra Nestel at Monash University for the postgraduate educational courses.
Short courses and Postgraduate courses
Find out more about our Health Professions Education and Clinical Simulation courses.
Our work
Pacific Islands Virtual Online Training in Surgery (PIVOTS)
PIVOTS project, developed by Monash Children’s Simulation, aims to provide virtual remote, simulation-based surgical education to surgeons and trainees in low-resource countries within the Pacific Islands.
A/Prof Atul Malhotra and Dr Arunaz Kumar providing hand-on childbirth training to Indian Doctors
Dr Atul Malhotra and Dr Arunaz Kumar's pilot program to help rural Indian hospitals tackle the risks associated with childbirth.
Simulation, Here, there and everywhere - A/Prof Ram Nataraja
Presentation by A/Prof Ram Nataraja - Application and Assessment of a Novel SBE Programme in Myanmar with Clinical Impact.
Meet the team
 Project Administrator Noor Chaudhry |  Simulation Technician Iris Pilares |  Simulation Technician Muhammad Asadullah |