Center for Advanced Simulation in Healthcare at the North Chicago Campus

To support the educational and research missions of the university, the Department of Healthcare Simulation has developed several resources available to RFUMS students and faculty. These learning resources, in effect, create a Virtual Health System that simulates many facets of clinical practice:

Outpatient Clinic – The Education and Evaluation Center houses 14 fully-functioning examination rooms that simulate an actual physician’s office, allowing students to develop and refine their history-taking, physical examination, and interpersonal communication skills.

Inpatient/Critical Care Unit – The Simulation Lab in the Morningstar Interprofessional Education Center provides a simulated clinical environment that replicates various critical and intensive care environments for students to master their clinical skills in an authentic setting. A state-of-the art digital recording system allows students and faculty to watch simulated patient encounters and debrief each experience with a goal to improve future performance.

Clinical Skills Labs – Multi-purpose spaces for clinical skills training, such as suturing, IV insertion, intubation, central venous line placement, catheterization, and lumbar puncture. Skills training allows students to work at their own pace and master a skill through deliberate practice.

Amphitheater – An interactive lecture hall utilized to demonstrate and engage learners in physical exam procedures, patient management, clinical skills, and diagnostic reasoning development.

Manikin-based simulation, task training, and virtual simulation in conjunction with the Standardized Patient Program in the Education and Evaluation Center provide RFUMS students with a broad spectrum of simulation resources for students, faculty, and the community to improve quality in patient care.

To initiate a request for a simulation project or room reservation, contact Norm Paschal at norman.paschal@rosalindfranklin.edu. Access Simulation Activity, Equipment Request Forms and Faculty Resources on InSite.