Training station

Mannheim interprofessional trainingward - MIA
The UMM offers its trainees in medicine, nursing and physiotherapy a special novelty: the Mannheim Interprofessional Training Ward (MIA). This is a conservative training ward with 12 beds, integrated into a gastroenterology/visceral surgery ward. The training ward is independent and is managed separately in organizational terms. The trainees are responsible for the independent organization of work processes and patient nursing under supervision. The MIA is assigned to the conservative department and therefore offers a predominantly internal treatment spectrum. Here, prospective nurses, physiotherapists and doctors learn how to care for patients optimally and in close cooperation with each other, how to plan and carry out treatments and nursing, and how to combine medical theory and practice in the best possible way. Throughout the course of the day, the students are accompanied and supervised by central practical instructors in nursing and learning guides in physiotherapy and medicine. Learning content includes the implementation of special medical nutrition concepts, nursing for chronic inflammatory bowel disease, nursing for parenteral nutrition, the implementation and realization of the expert standard for pain therapy and the application of various nursing concepts such as kinaesthetics, basal stimulation and reference nursing.

The counterpart to surgical medicine is currently being planned: the Surgical Interprofessional Training Ward. This will be integrated into an existing surgical ward and is therefore part of the surgical department. Here, surgical patients will be treated and cared for by nursing, medical and physiotherapy trainees in 8 beds. The surgical training ward will cover another aspect of patient care, including the treatment of post-operative patients. Here, trainees learn the special features of treating and caring for surgical patients, create a care plan or treatment plan and carry out therapeutic measures. The learning spectrum in surgery includes, for example, general and special wound care, care for patients with drains and pain therapy in accordance with expert standards. Pre-operative preparation and the special care of post-operative patients are also part of the range of tasks and learning activities.

The work on the training wards is characterized by joint meetings, ward rounds and coordinated treatments. The aim is to provide the best possible treatment for patients as well as practical and interprofessional training for the practitioners and nurses of tomorrow. The trainees are given the opportunity to provide high-quality treatment to patients under real-life conditions and are continuously guided and supported by practical instructors and trainers from the respective professional groups. Regular team meetings and evaluations are an integral part of the day. In this way, the future healthcare professionals learn to apply and implement their knowledge in a targeted, practical and concrete way in preparation for their professional practice. Learning to engage in interprofessional dialog is an essential part of the learning objectives.

The concept of interprofessional training stations originated in Sweden and was adapted for teaching and the faculty at the UMM in close cooperation with the various schools of the UMM Academy. It is an integral part of the curriculum both for the MaReCuM model degree course and in the training of nursing specialists and physiotherapists.