Two new incoming fellows for the University of Arizona Nephrology Fellowship Program practice central line placement July 7 in the ASTEC lab under the careful instruction of Bijin Thajudeen, MD (pictured above in dark shirt), key clinical educator for the Division of Nephrology.
New residents and fellows generally begin their training programs as physicians at the start of July at academic medical centers and hospitals around the country.
Gowned in blue is Fahad Alobaidi, MBchB, who earned his medical degree from the University of Baghdad in Iraq. In the white coat is Iyad Mansour, MBchB, who graduated from Misr University for Science and Technology in Giza, Egypt. Both recently completed their residencies in internal medicine here at the University of Arizona.
These training sessions are typically referred to as “Line Lab.”
The photos were taken by Marissa Lovett, a simulation operator at the Arizona Simulation Technology and Education Center (ASTEC) at the UA College of Medicine – Tucson, which provides innovative collaborative learning opportunities for medical students and physicians in training.
