Ramaiah Advanced Learning Center

Ramaiah Advanced Learning Center (RALC) is a world-class surgical training institute located in the silicon city of India , Bengaluru , within the Ramaiah University Gnanagangothri Campus, on New BEL Road.

The center is famous for its Cadaveric Research and Training Unit. It features a state-of-the-art facility having 26 stations split between two laboratories.

Each station is designed to replicate a real Operating Room (OR) environment, complete with radiolucent tables, basic surgical instruments, staff, c arms, etc to provide a "near-life" surgical experience.

The Simulation lab with its Lapmentor and Bronchomentor helps in training young surgeons in laparoscopic/endoscopic procedures before they actually operate on a live patient.

The Medical Skills lab has a large number of manikins as well as Simulated units for training Undergraduates, post graduates, Nursing students .It is also the venue for conducting the Trauma Life support courses as well as the Advanced Cardiac life support courses, which the Institution has been conducting for many years.

In addition, The Tissue Bank, and the Ramaiah Clinical Research Centre are the other units which have already created their own identity as independent commercial units delivering good quality service to their clients.

Our Vision

To deliver quality education and training for betterment of Mankind.

Our Mission

To collaborate and facilitate with allied medical and engineering faculties to help promote better medical care.

Dr. Sanjay Desai

Director, Ramaiah Advanced Learning Centre

Director's Message

Greetings from Ramaiah Advanced Learning Centre!

Welcome to Ramaiah Advanced Learning Centre , one of the pioneering centres in the field of hands -on training in surgical as well as medical skills .Its located in Bengaluru, the silicon city of India .

It has been dedicated by the Ramaiah group of Institutions /GEF (M) to advancing surgical education as well as Research in Health care. This centre is a place where science, skill and innovation have come together. Designed for all health care professionals and students, our labs offer a safe and controlled environment to learn and practice basic to very complex robotic surgical techniques. By combining advanced simulation and real –world training opportunities the centre provides an invaluable bridge between class room learning and the operating room.

Whether you are learning the basics or refining your skills , participating in specialised workshops or conducting ground breaking research , our lab is a space where expertise grows and the inquisitive minds thrive .

The centre has hosted workshops in its various labs for the last 15 years for educational as well as research purposes. The beneficiaries have been from both academic institutions and also the industry …national as well as from other parts of the world .

Today it has 2 individual wet labs with a total of 26 stations each simulating a fully equipped operating room along with experienced support staff. The main lab can support as many as 12 stations simultaneously and with its collapsible partition 2 teams can work on the same day and conduct parallel sessions .This along with the 10 station new wing and the individual lecture halls make the centre the ideal choice for a pre-conference workshop venue .

RALC has facilitated a live surgery relay from its lab to conference venues in Bengaluru as well as far off Pune multiple times …

RALC has many firsts to its credit –one of the first labs in India to facilitate human cadaveric laparoscopic hands-on training. Again the first in cadaveric Brachytherapy training for Radiation oncologists as well as technicians.

Minimally invasive cardiac valvuloplasty and cardiac and liver, spleen and kidney retrieval and transplant training workshops have been conducted regularly over the last decade .

RALC is the go to place for Skull base workshops in india…as well as Robotic surgical skills like laparoscopy , joint replacement and spine procedures .We work with more than one partner in each of the above specialities .

Come and visit the labs and connect with us if you want to arrange a training session either individually or for a group OR may be for a product ….we need to understand your requirements and organise a lab for you ..

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