We use the Society for Simulation in Healthcare's (SSH) definition when we discuss simulation:

Simulation in the imitation or representation of one act or system by another. Healthcare simulations can be said to have four main purposes - education, assessment, research and health system integration in facilitating patient safety. 

Each of these purposes may be met by some combination of role play, low and high tech tools, and a variety of settings from tabletop sessions to a realistic full mission environment. Simulations may also add to our understanding of human behavior in the true-to-life settings in which professionals operate. The link that ties together all these activities is the act of imitating or representing some situation or process from the simple to the very complex. Healthcare simulation is a range of activities that share a broad, similar purpose - to improve the safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of healthcare services.

For more information about what constitutes simulation, or for other simulation related definitions, visit SSH's Simulation Glossary. 

The Simulation Center is open to anyone. Generally, Cleveland Clinic employees are permitted to use the Simulation Center for free, though fees and restrictions may be applied at our discretion. 

Some courses provide CME credits.  The available courses can be found here, and CME accredited courses are annotated as such.

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Thank you for submitting your simulation request. Your request is important to us, and we are committed to giving it the attention it deserves. We will contact you as soon as possible about scheduling your course. If you have any questions, or concerns, please contact us here.

 

The Sim Center holds numerous courses throughout the year, all of which can be found here.

There are a number of curricula available for public use that have been crowd-sourced from various experts who routinely utilize the Simulation Center. To find these, go to the Request Training form and select Global under the Curriculum Type.

The Sim Center has a Simulation Education Specialist, Michelle Feliciano, on staff who can assist with any education related questions. Her contact information can be found here.

Please fill out the Request Training form here. If you would like to have a Mock Code in your work space, please select AHA Mock Code as your Training Type. For all other in situ requests select Simulation and Team Training.

There are multiple task-based simulators for procedural and technical training, as well as manikins and various other tools available throughout Cleveland Clinic main campus. You can view them all here.