Decker Foundation Support
The Dr. G. Clifford and Florence B. Decker Foundation has a long history of generous support for the ISPC and its mission. The Decker Foundation was instrumental in providing funding to begin the simulation program in 2007 for the purchase of the first high-fidelity simulators. The Decker Foundation again provided generous support for state-of-the-art equipment, high-fidelity manikins and audio/visual recording systems when the ISPC moved to the Health Sciences Building.
Simulation Wing
The simulation wing includes a control room for observing and interacting with the simulation areas, a classroom for pre-briefing and four debriefing rooms. All simulation spaces have video-recording capabilities to allow for self-reflection and faculty review of activities.
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Hospital-Based Simulation Suite (Rooms 229, 231, 232, 234)
The hospital-based simulation suite includes a nurse’s station and 3 patient care areas that can be adapted to represent any hospital environment from ER to OR, NICU to CCU. Our high-fidelity manikins represent diverse backgrounds and ages.
Home Care and Life Skills Suites (Rooms 233 and 228)
The home care and life skills suites represent an apartment, kitchen and laundry areas to allow practice in caring for patients in their home.
Learning Lab (Rooms 215 and 216)
The learning lab has a central teaching area with teaching technology and 18 hospital-style bays. The large classroom can be divided to support 2 smaller, simultaneous classes.
Deliberate Practice (Room 201)
The deliberate practice area is designed for teaching and practice of skills for a wide range of healthcare professions. Four practice beds with headwalls and counter-height tables provide flexible areas for various activities. Large screens allow for projecting skills demonstrations or reviewing training videos.
Skills Practice (Room 217)
The skills practice room supports independent student practice with badge access whenever the building is open. Practice with a student mentor is available by appointment six days a week during the fall and spring semesters. The area has four practice beds with headwalls and counter-height tables.
Innovative Instruction (Rooms 205–212)
The innovative instruction rooms are set up as exam rooms; however, all furniture is movable to provide flexible functionality. With a variety of healthcare programs and increasing virtual-reality simulation opportunities, the innovative instruction rooms can meet the needs of students now and in the future. These rooms also support video recording for competency-based activities.
