The Medical Simulation Center (MSC) is a state-of-the-art facility that includes several simulation labs, two multimedia conference rooms, and a high-tech communications and control room. Simulation sessions can be recorded to a disc and are immediately available for playback in either of the multimedia conference rooms.
Simulation is a training and feedback method in which learners practice tasks and processes in life-like circumstances using simulation mannequins. The simulators are full-size mannequins whose major organ systems have been programmed to respond appropriately to a user's interventions. The mannequins are computer controlled at the bedside or from an adjacent room. A variety of clinical settings may be replicated. Physiologic parameters that can be simulated include: ECG, invasive and non-invasive blood pressures, oxygen saturation, central venous pressure, pulmonary artery pressure, intracranial pressure, and body temperature.
Many challenging scenarios are currently available for use at the Simulation Center. Medical students and Medical Center house staff currently utilize the facility on a regular basis. The Medical Simulation Center trains a wide array of professionals throughout the health care continuum. Our clinical programs incorporate the latest technology by simulating a real clinical environment. Training also emphasizes essential safety aspects such as teamwork and communication. Extreme and challenging medical conditions with fidelity sufficient to achieve suspension of disbelief on the part of the trainee can be created on demand. Call for a consultation to see how we can help you meet your learning objectives.
The Medical Simulation Center and its personnel are the responsibility of the Associate Dean for Educational Affairs in Loma Linda University School of Medicine. The Center Director is Kent Denmark, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine. An advisory committee guides the Associate Dean and Center Director regarding operations. The Center was established as a collaborative project of Loma Linda University School of Medicine and Loma Linda University Medical Center and is available for use by all schools within the University and interested parties from the community.
Last Revised: Mon, Jan 28, 2008
