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In the Spotlight: Des Moines University
Submitted By: Kimberly Patterson
Full Center Name: Iowa Simulation Center for Patient Safety and Clinical Skills
Center Location: Des Moines, IA, USA
Year Opened: 1996
%20Center%20%20%20%20Center%20Location:%20Pittsburgh,%20PA,%20USA%20Year%20Opened:%202007%20Center%20Mission%20Statement:%20The%20Allegheny%20Health%20Network%20Simulation,%20Teaching%20and%20Academic%20Research%20(STAR)%20Center,%20provides%20state-of-the-art%20training%20for%20healthcare%20professionals.%20Using%20the%20latest%20tools%20and%20techniques,%20the%20STAR%20Center%20hones%20the%20skills%20of%20today's%20healthcare%20providers,%20and%20prepares%20future%20clinicians%20for%20the%20fast-paced%20and%20challenging%20world%20of%20patient%20care.%20We%20value%20every%20patient,%20which%20is%20why%20students%20learn%20on%20highly%20advanced%20mannequins%20in%20our%20world-class%20simulation%20center%20before%20they%20enter%20a%20patient%20room.%20%20Bragging%20Points:%20%20International%20Accreditation:%20STAR%20Center%20was%20the%20first%20simulation%20center%20in%20Pittsburgh%20to%20achieve%20international%20accreditation%20by%20the%20Society%20for%20Simulation%20in%20Healthcare.%20STAR%20became%20reaccredited%20in%202021%20in%20the%20areas%20of%20Assessment,%20Teaching%20/%20Education,%20Systems%20Integration,%20and%20Research.%20What%20makes%20your%20team%20work%20well?%20We%20provide%20onboarding%20and%20ongoing%20training.%20There%20is%20seamless%20and%20consistent%20communication%20between%20the%20STAR%20team,%20course%20facilitators%20and%20standardized%20patients.%20STAR%20holds%20practice%20sessions%20where%20SPs%20can%20prepare%20and%20network%20with%20one%20another.%20Additional%20Information%20About%20Your%20Center%20STAR%20Center%20along%20with%20the%20AHN%20Center%20for%20Inclusion%20Health%20has%20developed%20an%20immersive%20training%20experience%20for%20residents%20focused%20on%20communicating%20and%20caring%20for%20our%20transgender/non-binary%20patients.%20%20STAR%20Center%20has%20most%20recently%20been%20increasing%20the%20use%20of%20standardized%20patients%20with%20behavioral%20and%20mental%20health%20scenarios,%20most%20notably%20in%20the%20OB%20department.%20The%20desired%20outcomes%20have%20been%20focused%20on%20staff%20becoming%20skilled%20in%20trauma%20informed%20care%20techniques.%20%20We%20are%20working%20toward%20incorporating%20standardized%20patients%20into%20non-clinical%20work%20throughout%20the%20enterprise.%20Learner%20Groups%20Supported%20%20Medical/%20Osteopathic%20Students%20Medical%20Center/Health%20Care%20Employees%20%20Nurses%20Occupational%20Therapy%20%20Pharmacy%20Physical%20Therapy%20Physician%20Assistants%20%20Practicing%20Physicians%20%20Residencies/GME%20Respiratory%20Therapy%20%20Veterinary%20Medicine%20Biomedical%20engineers%20Nursing%20students%20Certified%20clinic%20medical%20assistants%20Patient%20care%20technicians%20Prehospital/lifeflight%20hospice%20Skilled%20nursing%20facilities%20CRNA%20Middle%20school%20students%20(STEMM)%20Is%20there%20a%20GTA/MUTA%20program?%20%20Yes%20Who%20staffs%20the%20GTA/MUTA%20program%20%20SPs%20trained%20specifically%20for%20the%20GTA/MUTA%20program%20Center%20Name%20By%20the%20Numbers:%20%20Classroom/Seminar%20Room:%206%20Control%20Room:%203%20Counseling%20Room:%20%205%20Critical%20Care%20Room:%207%20Debriefing%20Room:%204%20Exam%20Room:%206%20Lounge/Kitchen/SP%20Staging%20Room:%202%20Monitoring%20Room:%203%20Residential/Home%20Visit%20Room:%204%20Virtual%20Reality%20Space:%201%20Do%20the%20counseling/exam%20Rooms%20have%201-way%20mirrors?%20Some%20with,%20some%20without%20Recording%20System:%20Laerdal%20Employees/Staff%20of%20Center%20or%20Program%20(excluding%20SP):%2010%20Staff%20Managing%20SP%20Program:%201%20Number%20of%20SPs:%2060+%20Total%20SP%20Hours%20Worked%20in%20One%20Year:%20900-1000%20per%20year%20%20Please%20direct%20any%20questions%20about%20Allegheny%20Health%20Network%20Simulation,%20Teaching%20and%20Academic%20Research%20(STAR)%20Center%20to%20Nichole%20Cooper%20Want%20to%20see%20your%20center%20in%20the%20spotlight?%20Submit%20your%20own%20center%20spotlight!%20%20The%20mission%20of%20the%20ASPE%20Center%20Spotlight%20is%20to%20connect%20simulation%20centers%20and%20promote%20interagency%20and%20interdisciplinary%20collaboration%20in%20SP%20and%20simulation%20methodology.%20) Center Mission Statement: To improve patient safety and outcomes in our global community through healthcare simulation education and prepare diverse groups of highly competent, compassionate, and culturally responsive health professionals.
Bragging Points:
- DMU Sim Center has 3 SSH Healthcare Simulation certified employees (CHSE/CHSOS) and growing!
- Construction of a new state of the art simulation center on our new DMU campus is currently underway with projected opening in 2023.
- We are #DMUPROUD with three colleges offering ten graduate degrees, including the second oldest osteopathic university.
What makes your team work well?
- Great team communication
- Exceptional situational awareness of all aspects of event facilitation
- Shared goal of delivering the best experience to students, SPs, and faculty.
Learner Groups Supported
- Medical/ Osteopathic Students
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistants
- Podiatric Medicine
Is there a GTA/MUTA program?
Yes
Who staffs the GTA/MUTA program
Separate or external program
Center Name By the Numbers:
- Control Room:1
- Critical Care Room: 6
- Debriefing Room: 7
- Exam Room:16
- Lounge/Kitchen/SP Staging Room:1
- Residential Unit:1
- 1 SP Training Rooms
- 1 Task Training Lab
- 2 Surgical Skills Room
- 1 Operating Room/Trauma Room
- 3 Prebriefing Rooms
- 1 Telehealth Hub
- Do the counseling/exam Rooms have 1-way mirrors? No
- Recording System: CAE LearningSpace
- Employees/Staff of Center or Program (excluding SP): 13
- Staff Managing SP Program: 3
- Number of SPs: 83
- Total SP Hours Worked in One Year: 6,242
Please direct any questions about Des Moines University Iowa Simulation Center for Patient Safety and Clinical Skills to Kimberly Patterson!
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