4-Room Simulation Center and 2 Skills Labs

In the Gail Graham Lee ’62 Simulation Center, students practice providing care in medical-surgical, pediatric, intensive care, and labor and delivery environments. The 12 beds have patient-monitoring devices and manikins that mimic human anatomy and physiology and simulate various health conditions. In the control room, instructors observe and talk with students, adjust patient variables in real time and record sessions for debriefs. The flexibility of these spaces allows for innovative teaching strategies to better prepare students for collaborative healthcare environments.  

Nurses’ Station and Outpatient Exam Rooms

Three outpatient exam rooms and a nurses’ station situated between the simulation center and the skills labs give the entire second floor the look and feel of a hospital.

Realistic Clinical Settings

Students become trusted patient-centered nurses by honing their skills on high-fidelity manikins and state-of-the-art equipment. With world-class nurse educators to guide them, students thrive in this hands-on training environment.

Advanced Technology for Health Sciences Education

The Schaefer Center, which includes fully equipped anatomy and physiology labs, integrates advanced healthcare technology to engage students and prepare them to be highly competent nurses.

Lifelike, High-Fidelity Manikins

Each bed in the skills labs and the simulation center has a mid-to-high-fidelity manikin that simulates human physiology and responses. Manikins are designed to represent infants and adults of various ages, races and genders to reflect the population.

Anatomage Table for 3D Anatomy Learning

The center’s anatomy and physiology labs include microscopes, anatomical models and dissection equipment. The Anatomage Table provides interactive 3D visualizations of the human anatomy so students can virtually explore the body using high-resolution medical imaging of cadavers.