To help prepare staff for those rare but high-risk moments, UAB Clinical Simulation partnered with UAB Medicine’s PreOp/PACU team to host a Critical Care Peri-op Nursing simulation designed specifically for post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurses.
Denise Graham doesn’t just facilitate simulation; she advocates. Like a Johnny Apple-sim, Graham doesn’t hesitate to spread the word and share how simulation can ultimately improve patient outcomes.
The Patient Mobility and Fall Prevention iSim places learners alongside a hospitalized patient as she moves through common care activities.
UAB Clinical Simulation has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s “Simulation and Education Programs to Know for 2026” list, recognizing organizations across the country that are strengthening the health care workforce and improving patient outcomes through innovative training and education.
The first Quality Academy cohort launched in 2013 after leadership recognized that building sustainable expertise in improvement science meant training internally rather than relying on outside consultants. And UAB Clinical Simulation would play an integral part.
UAB Clinical Simulation’s simulated operating room is undergoing a procedure of its own.
UAB Clinical Simulation partnered with radiology leadership at UAB Highlands to support the relaunch of nuclear medicine stress testing.
Sharon Phelan, M.D., believes that some of the most important lessons in medicine don’t come from a textbook—they come from doing.
Virtual simulation continues to evolve, and immersive technology offers an exciting opportunity to build on what already works.
Wound care can be a sore subject. Fortunately, through collaboration with UAB Clinical Simulation, UAB’s Wound Scholar Program continues to empower frontline staff to meet the growing need for wound care prevention—and treatment—at the bedside.