About Us
The Interprofessional Clinical Simulation Program brings together simulation-based education throughout the medical center, health sciences campus, and university. It makes use of a variety of simulation modalities for teaching, practice, performance assessment, and maintenance of skills such as:
- Computer programs
- Virtual reality simulators
- Self-directed learning opportunities
- Hands-on, procedural skills opportunities utilizing task trainers and models
- A gross anatomy lab procedural skills experience
- Realistic computer-enhanced, life sized high-fidelity patient simulators
- Simulated patients
- The use of clinical areas for an in-situ simulation experience
Simulation sessions allow faculty to emphasize patient safety concepts, teach and assess knowledge and skills, decision making, resuscitation concepts, teamwork and communication skills, and assist the trainee in building confidence and competency. The Clinical Simulation Center provides a collaborative learning environment where students, trainees, and practicing health professionals learn, train, work, and rehearse together in a nonthreatening, simulated clinical environment.
Interprofessional Clinical Simulation Program administration includes a full time program director who is an assistant dean, an administrative director, a simulation program coordinator, a technical operations manager, a simulation technician, and a medical director. Simulation faculty represents clinical departments and services, basic science departments, and the college of nursing. The Clinical Simulation Center is located on the First floor of the Brody Health Sciences Building in the Brody Commons area. The center encompasses 21 rooms, 7,500 sq ft., with mobile, off-site in-situ simulation capability. The center is open from 8AM-5PM Monday through Friday.
Mission
The mission of the Clinical Simulation Program is to promote excellence in clinical care, promote patient and learner safety, and improve multidisciplinary team performance using simulation modalities.
Vision
The Clinical Simulation Program will be a national model for simulation-based interprofessional education. A collaborative approach across institutions and disciplines will offer an opportunity to jointly address safety and quality of care for patients in Eastern North Carolina.
Values
Simulation Program priorities and values are aligned with those of BSOM and ECU Health:
Safety:
provides a variety of healthcare professionals a safe, reality-based educational experience that increases competence in managing patients thus minimizing and preventing errors in the delivery of patient care.
Quality:
will be enhanced by providing training in a simulated clinical setting allowing practice, assessment, and feedback while simultaneously promoting best practice standards and continuous innovation without risk to patients during the learning experience.
Service:
prepares healthcare professionals to show compassion in all interactions and actively participate in the global community.
Excellence:
will be achieved by creating a safe educational environment to provide competency-based training enabling competency assessment and any necessary remediation prior to proceeding to the bedside.