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A Black female in a dark gray UAB Clinical Simulation T-shirt and olive green scrub bottoms preparing a simulation trainer shaped like a human hand for an equipment loan

Equipped for Success: Equipment loans offer hands-on training opportunities across UAB Medicine 

Check out our equipment. 

Equipment loans are one of UAB Clinical Simulation’s most widely used services, wherein UAB Medicine partners can borrow training equipment to facilitate sim.

By Frank Ruggiero, 8 monthsSeptember 4, 2024 ago
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Independent Study Simulator Lab offers 24/7 learning 

UAB Clinical Simulation’s motto is “Sim First.” By simulating first, participants benefit from a proven and powerful patient safety tool, which is now available 24/7. 

By Frank Ruggiero, 9 monthsAugust 7, 2024 ago
A female nurse in navy blue scrubs wearing a white virtual reality headset and holding a white virtuality headset and a white virtual reality hand control.

UAB Mobile Simulation takes VR on the road

UAB Mobile Simulation announces the availability of Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality devices for use with our partners.

By Frank Ruggiero, 10 monthsJuly 24, 2024 ago
Two Caucasian women in navy blue scrubs wearing white virtual reality masks and holding white virtual reality controllers

Clin Sim VR sessions focus on NIH Stroke Scale 

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Stroke Scale helps health-care providers measure the severity of a patient’s stroke—and UAB Clinical Simulation is offering these providers virtual learning to produce real results.  

By Frank Ruggiero, 10 monthsJuly 2, 2024 ago
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Incoming GME residents complete HeartCode training 

UAB Clinical Simulation recently hosted more than 80 incoming residents from UAB’s Graduate Medical Education (GME) program for their initial HeartCode assessment. 

By Frank Ruggiero, 10 monthsJuly 2, 2024 ago

Bringing Rare Procedures to Life: How the Clinical Environment and Simulation Work Together

In the realm of medical emergencies, certain procedures stand out for their rarity, urgency and inherent risks. Among these is the Blakemore procedure, a critical intervention utilized to stabilize esophageal hemorrhages.

By Frank Ruggiero, 1 yearApril 3, 2024 ago
A man in green medical scrubs sets up a simulation manikin in a simulated operating room.

‘Don’t call them dummies’: Manikins bring realism to simulation

Put simply, manikins are model patients. They’re also some of UAB Clinical Simulation’s most powerful and sophisticated learning tools.

By Frank Ruggiero, 1 yearDecember 28, 2023 ago
A woman in medical scrubs demonstrating intravenous line insertion to another woman in medical scrubs

Procedural Simulation Program lines up USGPIV sims

Ultrasound guided peripheral intravenous (USGPIV) line insertion is considered beyond basic practice by the Alabama Board of Nursing. Fortunately, UAB Clinical Simulation offers procedural simulations in that same vein.

By Frank Ruggiero, 1 yearDecember 1, 2023 ago
Two men in medical scrubs wearing virtual reality headsets

Virtues of Virtual: VR offers immersive, flexible learning

The setting may be virtual, but the lessons are real. UAB Clinical Simulation has offered virtual reality learning since 2019, providing an ever-expanding variety of modules to health-care team members across UAB Medicine.

By Frank Ruggiero, 2 yearsOctober 30, 2023 ago
A woman wearing navy green medical scrubs standing in a simulation laboratory, holding a simulation trainer unit

Masters of Their Craft: Procedural sim program creates tailormade trainers

There’s always room for Jell-O — especially in procedural simulation. When UAB Clinical Simulation’s Ca’Nesia Jackson thought to combine gelatin with water beads, the result wasn’t edible, but instead educational.

By Frank Ruggiero, 2 yearsOctober 3, 2023 ago

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