Immersive Simulation

What Is Immersive Sim?

An immersive simulation is a session influenced by participants’ characteristics, experiences, level of training, and preparation for the case or task. The perceived physical, conceptual and emotional fidelity; the perceived level of challenge; and the simulators and actors can, and do, affect the simulation experience. Learners who experience such simulated events may gain a better understanding of a system or human action. Following the simulation, an expert leads a debrief in which the learners discuss what happened; what they did well; and identify opportunities for systemic, team, and/or personal improvements. These changes improve patient outcomes and health system efficiency.

For information about working with our team at UAB to develop an immersive simulation, please contact us at simulation@uabmc.edu .

Innovative Immersive Simulation

iSim

Through iSim self-paced modules are accessible through any smart device, and a variety of modules are available.

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Immersive Simulation News

  • Two women in navy blue medical scrubs participating in a health-care simulation with a health-care simulation manikin
    Simulation empowers UAB Wound Scholars
    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.
  • A female embedded participant portraying a surgeon and a female anesthesia resident handling a simulated airway fire with smoke rising from a health-care simulation manikin
    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. 
  • Two women in navy blue medical scrubs interacting with a female standardized patient and a high-fidelity health-care simulation manikin as part of a health-care simulation
    Clinical Simulation welcomes Diabetes Scholars
    Each year, learners from across UAB Medicine step into the Diabetes Scholar Program (DSP) to strengthen their knowledge, refine clinical judgment and advance diabetes care within their units.