3D Systems’ PELVIC Mentor trains learners for pelvic exams

3D Systems’ PELVIC Mentor advanced simulator provides hands-on anatomy and pelvic exam training. It allows nurses, nurse practitioners, doctorate of nursing programs, certified nurse midwives, OB/GYNs, family practice doctors, physician assistants, medical students and physician assistant learners to obtain detailed knowledge of pelvic anatomy and to acquire the comprehensive skills required to perform pelvic exams.

The PELVIC Mentor provides trainees with immediate feedbackon anatomical recognition and the opportunity to practice pelvic examsaccurately.  The combination of themodel’s anatomical structure, finger sensation and virtual model provide aneffective training tool aimed at developing physician confidence during pelvicexamination.

Some other systems (and standardized patients) show whatnormal anatomy is like, but the PELVIC Mentor shows different pathologies.  These abnormal uteri are critical as some ofthese conditions are life-threatening and are important to identify.

The simulator is very realistic with accurate anatomyidentification, the company says, and is easy for learners to use on their own.It uses a female mannequin with interchangeable anatomies to simulate multiplepathologies.