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. With the move to the new building and expanded space, the Decker Foundation again provided generous support for state-of-the-art equipment, high-fidelity manikins and audio/visual recording systems.
Simulation Wing
The simulation wing includes a control room for observing and interacting with the simulation areas, a classroom for prebriefing and four debriefing rooms. All simulation spaces are equipped with 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, from 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 for practicing care in patient homes.
Learning Lab (Rooms 215 and 216)
The learning lab is equipped with 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 a variety of 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 any time 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, similar to the deliberate practice area.
Innovative Instruction (Rooms 205–212)
The innovative instruction rooms are set up mainly 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 our students now and in the future. These rooms also support video recording for competency-based activities.
