History

The Clinical Skills laboratory (CSL) is one of the academic support facilities of the University of Ilorin where resources are used to assist students to reach competency in the psychometric and affective outcomes of the different curricula presented at the College of Health Sciences. These outcomes include skills in communication, clinical examination methods and procedures.

The resources include anatomic models and low and high-fidelity simulators for various clinical scenarios, audio-visual equipment in seminar rooms, brief rooms and consultation rooms and modern information and communication technology including computer equipment for e-learning. Students get the opportunity to watch clinical skills with the aid of computer technology, to attend demonstrations by lecturers, and to take part in activities under the guidance of lecturers or instructors, followed by self-directed learning by doing it themselves and practicing of the skills on the manikins. The facility was officially commissioned by Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, President and Commander In-Chief of Armed Forces of The Federal Republic of Nigeria on 22^nd October 2013.