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

  • A man in light blue medical scrubs, a woman in fuchsia medical scrubs and a man in a blue medical scrubs and a green jacket standing together, assessing a healthcare simulation trainer.
    Simulation helps prepare clinicians for rare, high-risk OB emergencies
    UAB Clinical Simulation recently partnered with faculty from UAB’s Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine to pilot the FCCS-OB course, combining evidence-based instruction with multiple simulation modalities to prepare learners for some of the most complex emergencies in OB care. 
  • Two female music therapists in gray medical scrubs performing CPR on a healthcare manikin, as another music therapist in gray medical scrubs observes in the background
    Clinical Simulation tunes Code Skills experience for music therapists
    Music therapists from UAB Medicine’s Spain Rehabilitation Center recently participated in a Code Skills Out of Lab experience, a simulation designed to build confidence in recognizing patient deterioration, initiating high-quality CPR and responding during the critical first minutes of a medical emergency.
  • A woman in gray medical scrubs and a man in light blue medical scrubs interacting with a health-care simulation manikin laying in a hospital bed
    Radiology sims sharpen the image
    Recent radiology simulations hosted by UAB Clinical Simulation offered learners the chance to practice how they communicate, lead and act when a routine scan takes a turn for the unexpected.