Kanbar Simulation Center
Simulation in Health Care
The use of simulation to clinically train healthcare professionals is rapidly becoming the standard in health professions education. Simulators are particularly useful for training interdisciplinary teams to provide coordinated care and for developing clinical skills. In addition, simulation experiences are increasingly emphasized by a wide variety of health care regulatory organizations.
The coordination of simulation experiences under one organization has many educational and economic advantages. A centralize facility for the professions schools promotes excellence in clinical learning and practice, competency development, and interprofessional education, and ensures that learners have an opportunity to practice and gain clinical competence without compromising patient safety.
Phase I of our implementation focuses on development of a centralized School of Medicine facility in conjunction with the Milton J. Pearl and Leonard D. Rosenman Surgical Skills Center at Mt. Zion . This 1800 square foot facility provides simulation- based training to medical students, residents and participants in interprofessional education exercises. While not physically integrated with the existing Clinical Skills Center at 1515 Scott Street , the two facilities share staff and integrate their activities.
Phase II of our implementation includes migration of the Kanbar Simulation Center at Mt. Zion and the Clinical Skills Center to a new home on the 2nd floor of the Campus Library located at 530 Parnassus Avenue. The new 7,000 square foot facility would serve all of the health professions schools.
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