About the ISPC

Simulation education provides learning opportunities in a safe environment that leads to improved patient outcomes. 

The Innovative Simulation and Practice Center (ISPC) offers state-of-the-art equipment and technology with experienced simulation educators. Simulation and practice experiences foster student growth in confidence and competence.  

Accreditation Notice

Society for Simulation in Healthcare logo
Society for Simulation in Healthcare logo
In 2022, the program was re-accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) in the areas of assessment and teaching/education. When first accredited, the ISPC was the first nursing school in New York to earn the achievement. In addition, the ISPC has multiple team members who are certified as healthcare simulation educators. Learn more about the SSH accreditation and certification

Vision and Mission

Vision

The vision of the Binghamton University Innovative Simulation and Practice Center is to emerge as a national leader in healthcare simulation education and scholarship.

Mission

Our mission is to provide safe, culturally sensitive, evidence-based simulation experiences to support healthcare education and facilitate safe patient care.  To achieve this mission, we commit to:

  • Interprofessional collaborations through experiential learning
  • Providing leadership and support for the development of effective educational activities
  • Contributing to the body of research in healthcare simulation education
  • Providing state-of-the-art facilities for instruction

ISPC Team Members

headshot of Lori-Marie Sprague, PhD, RN, CHSE

Lori-Marie Sprague, PhD, RN, CHSE

Assistant Director of Innovative Simulation and Practice / Clinical Associate Professor

Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
The Institute of Medicine and the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations have asserted that patient safety is a high priority in training. The best way to enhance such training is with simulators.

Patti Reuther, assistant dean