St. Luke’s Simulation Center utilizes state-of-the-art technology and simulated real-world environments to help health care professionals master cognitive, technical and behavioral skill sets.
Learners benefit from hands-on education with high-fidelity simulators, task trainers and the experience and skill of expert simulation professionals. St. Luke’s Simulation Center also features a Virtual Anatomy Lab, standardized patient experiences, a Surgical Skills Lab and a 3D Printing and Innovation Lab.
"Simulation in the department of OB/GYN is an essential component of staff education. While our target audience is resident trainees, learners of all disciplines are exposed to high stakes scenarios, of both low and high frequency, in a safe and welcoming environment. We use feedback generated by simulation to make impactful improvements in physical space, departmental protocols, and equipment, but most importantly, our staff receives invaluable experience to meet and exceed national standards set by the Joint Commission, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine."
- Meredith Birsner, MD
- Ob/Gyn and Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist
"As an Internship Coordinator it is my job to provide our new Emergency Department nurses with a proper orientation to their new specialty. The content provided is delivered through many different forms of instruction varying from remote Teams meetings to hands on simulations. After discussions with multiple interns, it seems that hands on simulations are their most favorite, and most beneficial. The use of the Simulation Center at St. Luke’s Sacred Heart has been so beneficial to the network ED interns as it allows them to practice real life scenarios. Our seminar day starts out in the Skills Lab where the interns learn the network policies needed to provide high quality care to our St. Luke’s patients. We then move into the Simulation Lab where the students practice these skills hands on and are provided with real time feedback through the use of the high-fidelity mannequin. This simulation space is an educator’s dream, as it allows the educator to teach through multiple different modalities and enhances the learner’s knowledge significantly."
- Heather Assise, BSN, RN
- Network Specialty Educator
ED Nurse Internship Coordinator