RSU holds international resuscitation simulation competition for students, Medical Wrestle 2026

On Thursday, 26 March, Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) will host the student resuscitation simulation competition Medical Wrestle for the second time. The event is organised as part of the RSU International Student Conference. It will bring together medical student teams from several European countries to demonstrate their clinical skills and ability to work as a team in realistic medical scenarios.

The competition was held at RSU for the first time in 2025. This year, 12 teams from seven countries will participate, including Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, and Ukraine, as well as several student teams from RSU and the University of Latvia.

Competition format and structure 

Medical Wrestle is a student competition in resuscitation simulation aimed at developing medical students’ clinical skills, critical thinking, and teamwork in a dynamic and challenging simulation environment. The competition will take place in two parts. During the day, the qualifying round will be held at the RSU main building (16 Dzirciema iela) and the Pharmaceutical Education and Research Centre (21 Konsula iela), while the finals are scheduled at 19:00 at the RSU Medical Education Technology Centre (26a Anniņmuižas bulvāris).

Simulation and evaluation of clinical scenarios 

During the competition, participants will address various emergency scenarios in a simulated environment, demonstrating their decision-making skills, the ability to respond under stress, and effective teamwork. The competition will be evaluated by physicians lecturers from the RSU Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Clinical Simulations.