New airway fire sim targets rare, high-risk OR emergency
UAB Clinical Simulation recently launched a new pilot simulation focused on one of the operating room’s most serious, but least frequently encountered, emergencies: airway fires.
Mobile Sim’s New Ride
After logging nearly 20,000 miles across Alabama, UAB Mobile Simulation is shifting gears—trading its iconic mobile RV lab for a new, streamlined vehicle designed to support the growing program.
Sim First Award honors inaugural recipients for excellence in simulation
UAB Clinical Simulation has announced the first recipients of its new Sim First Award—Kelly Wertz and Mary Grace Cox—recognizing their lasting contributions to simulation and their impact across the health system.
Staffing Pool takes the win in 2025 Virtual Sim Room of Errors
This year’s Virtual Sim Room of Errors brought UAB Medicine’s commitment to patient safety to screens across the health system, allowing staff to explore a simulated care environment and identify potential safety hazards that can occur in everyday practice.
Clinical Simulation, Pulmonary Division pilot new ASL 5000 sim
A collaboration between UAB Clinical Simulation and the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine is breathing new life into learning curriculum.
Sim collaboration puts high reliability leadership to the test
High reliability leadership skills call for highly reliable training methods.
UAB Clinical Simulation recently provided a location for UAB’s Center for Healthcare Management, the School of Health Professions (SHP) and Press Ganey to deliver an immersive simulation experience for the center’s newly launched High Reliability Certificate program.
Start Strong: The Safety of Setup
When it comes to procedures, preparation is just as important as performance. Our newest iSim, Chest Tube Setup (Neonate), is designed to strengthen the skills of setting up for the procedure. From gathering and organizing equipment to ensuring safety checks are complete, this module highlights the essential steps that allow the clinician performing the procedure to focus fully on patient care.
From Classroom to Clinical: Biomed engineering students design new simulation trainer
When recent UAB biomedical engineering graduate Bhumi Patel began her capstone project, she and her teammates were tasked with solving real-world problems for real-world stakeholders. Their client? UAB Clinical Simulation.
Improving Bystander CPR in the Heart of the City
In a city where out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival lags behind national averages, a new research initiative is taking bold steps to close the gap—starting with a phone call.
SimUAB’s Healthcare Simulation Essentials Course benefits Clinical Simulation
For Cassie West, MSN, RN, the Healthcare Simulation Essentials: Design and Debriefing course hosted at UAB by SimUAB was more than just a professional development opportunity—it was a turning point.