LivDocSim is a week of simulated clinical practice, virtual reality and workshops to prepare you for Foundation Training.
This large-scale, intensive teaching experience is an important part of the course for all Year 5 Student Doctors, and breaks new ground this year with the scale and opportunities provided.
Using brand new facilities, including a simulated ward, at the Royal College of Physicians building on campus, the event encompasses a carousel of activities over four days allowing all participants to immerse themselves in preparing for clinical practice.
LivDocSim: Tuesday 26th March - Friday 29th March 
80 expert faculty will be on site teaching, made up of consultants and senior trainee doctors from a range of specialties and across the region.
Learning will be based around real feedback from F1s about what they found challenging in their first year as a doctor.
Preparation for practice: advances in simulation and VR in teaching
LivDocSim plays a key role during preparation for practice week, and is a mandatory part of the course for all year 5 Student Doctors at Liverpool.
Replacing the Stabilise course, which ran in previous years, LivDocSim is more tailored to the learning needs of a modern Year 5 Student Doctor in 2019, focusing on preparation for practice as an F1.
What to expect as an attendee
- Practice being an F1 in a safe, simulated ward environment with expert faculty and simulated patients during a variety of clinical scenarios.
- Practice assessing sick patients and working on a ward as part of the team.
- Develop you own innovation and technology solutions as part of a workshop run by a team from the Innovation Hub at Alder Hey @AlderHeyInc
- Experience challenging simulated clinical scenarios in virtual reality using the VIRTI app.
- Networking and feedback lunch, including free Domino’s pizza and the chance to share ideas, and ask questions with faculty in a relaxed environment.
Any questions?
We will continue to advertise updates about LivDocSim, and if you are a Student Doctor in Year 5, you will receive a student handbook before the event, explaining how the group sessions and the simulations will work.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact livdocsim@liverpool.ac.uk and the team will be happy to help.