Center for Interdisciplinary Clinical Simulation and Practice (CICSP): Facilities

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Reception Area		Observation room

Simulation Suite		Wall Mounted Computers Outside Simulation Rooms

Student Debriefing Classroom		Control Room

The Center for Interdisciplinary Clinical Simulation and Practice (CICSP) contains state of the art technology and equipment in
the following facilites.

We have a state-of-the-art digital recording system from Education
Management Solutions (EMS) with which we record all SP encounters. The students are then able to observe their patient encounters at a later date as a form of self-evaluation. All projects take place in the evaluation suite which has been designed to simulate a provider’s office. There are patient examination rooms each fully equipped with the necessary healthcare equipment as well as pan/zoom/tilt cameras and microphones.

There is a computer in every exam room on which the SP completes the case checklist using EMS’ performance evaluation software. In addition, there are laptop stations outside of each exam room on which students complete a postencounter exercise based on the patient case. Students may also be asked to order lab tests, view the results, read and interpret EKGs, MRIs, X-rays or examine different types of specimens all on computer. All this is achieved using the performance evaluation application.

Members of the faculty are also present during these projects, observing from the observation room. They then offer feedback to the students during follow-up discussions. This is all done within the controlled and safe environment of our center. As a result, the students feel more comfortable about having had the chance to interview an SP before seeing a real patient. Any mistakes made during the workshop interview are then corrected prior
to going out into the field.