Tell us about your center.
We are a hospital-based simulation department for Corewell Health located in West Michigan. We have two state-of-the-art facilities on Grand Rapid’s Medical Mile. Our simulation department supports all disciplines within the hospital system, with resident/fellow physicians being the largest learner group. The simulation facilities include several patient simulation labs, classrooms, simulated operating rooms, a bioskills/wet lab, computer labs, immersive interactive virtual reality rooms, surgical augmented reality simulators and a da Vinci robot.
What is your center's specialty or strength(s)?
The Corewell Health Clinical Simulation Center’s greatest strength is our multidisciplinary team of simulation experts. Their backgrounds bring together a diverse combination of clinical and academic expertise, including anesthesia technicians, registered nurses, communication PhDs, and emergency medical services professionals. This unique mix of expertise allows us to approach simulation from both clinical and systems-based perspectives.
Our department was originally embedded in graduate medical education, and this foundation combined with strong institutional commitment and dedicated leadership, continues to drive our culture of adaptability and innovation in response to evolving technologies and learner needs. We emphasize flexibility in program design and delivery, allowing us to continually refine our educational approach and integrate emerging technologies in meaningful ways. The access our learners have to unparalleled resources in combination with a multidisciplinary team allow us to deliver cutting-edge training experiences that support both individual learners and system-level educational needs.
What areas (if any) are you looking to expand or improve?
Our future goals are primarily focused on advancing simulation-based research that demonstrates a measurable impact on faculty development, clinical performance and patient safety. More specifically, we hope to create more robust faculty assessment and feedback processes to support the refining of curriculum. Additionally, we are actively working to build a sustainable system for both our operational and research needs. In so doing, we hope to continue to evolve, scale, and contribute meaningfully to education and quality improvement efforts across the region.
What do you hope to gain from being an AEI?
We are excited to become an AEI as it will bring more visibility, both internally and externally, to our dedication to providing high quality simulation-based education that will support quality and patient safety. We look forward to the consortium of AEIs and the additional resources we will have access to.
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