Simulation & Technology

Mixed reality allows the user to interact with digital data and the real world all at once. By combining virtual reality (being completely immersed in a digital world) and augmented reality (overlays digital content onto the physical space) the learner can stay in the physical environment while interacting with a 3-dimensional model. The Burnett School of Medicine simulation department utilizes the Microsoft HololensTM to provide a mixed reality learning experience. The Microsoft HololensTM is a mixed reality headset with a computer that you wear around your head. The lens ‘projects’ the 3-dimensional model ‘into’ the room and allows you to manipulate and interact with it as though they existed in the physical surroundings.

Revolutionary cloud-based education platforms allow users to study material in the classroom or on the go. Virtual and in-person learning is enhanced through the learning tools providing interactive web-based simulation, 3D models, physiology-based models, cases, and so many other experiences. New technology is being explored constantly to accommodate a variety of learning styles!

Manikin-based simulation provides a realistic solution and allows students to react and practice their clinical skills. Our life-sized manikins have a pulse and a heartbeat, they breathe, speak, and can be programmed to display vital and physical signs of multiple medical emergencies. Administering lifesaving procedures on the manikins first increases confidence and deters medical errors. Life-sized manikins are an ideal way to facilitate team-based learning.

Hands-on learning is provided to our students through skills training. Whether introducing a new skill, improving coordination, building confidence, or getting to know the tools and technology, skills training offers a highly realistic experience for our students. The Simulation department provides access for these targeted skills for the students to hone their skills such as intubation, ultrasound, CPR, IV and venipuncture, suture and knot tying, and the list goes on and on.