Miami Dade College Simulation Hospital
Mission
Our Mission at the Miami Dade College Simulation Hospital is to provide students with high quality education and to promote patient safety in a realistic environment. At the Miami Dade College Simulation Hospital, students combine the knowledge acquired in the classroom with hands on experience in a safe environment that supports critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and problem solving to prepare graduates for the workforce.
Vision
The Miami Dade College Simulation Hospital will be a leader for excellence in simulation education.
Multidisciplinary Training
The Miami Dade College Simulation Hospital allows students to practice their skills independently, but also bolsters a key principle of our program: creating an environment of multidisciplinary collaboration by bringing together students from various fields to work and communicate as a team.
Improving Patient Care
Ultimately, the Miami Dade College Simulation Hospital prepares students with the evidence-based principles and clinical skills they will need in clinical environments in the real world, helping them reduce errors, improve safety, and elevate the quality of patient care.
Simulation Hospital
At the Miami Dade College Simulation Hospital, students experience real-world scenarios often found in healthcare.. This provides students with the ability to develop clinical and critical thinking skills that are necessary in their healthcare professions.
Miami Dade College Simulation Hospital Description
The Miami Dade College Simulation Hospital is a supportive learning environment where various programs such as Nursing, Physician Assistant, EMS, and Respiratory Therapy students are trained under the most realistic conditions on basic and advanced clinical skill procedures in a none threatening environment. Students will become competent and gain confidence in handling stressful situations at the Miami Dade College Simulation Hospital.
The Miami Dade College Simulation Hospital includes 8 medical surgical rooms, 2 OB rooms, 2 pediatric rooms, 8 debriefing rooms, 1 operating room, 1 simulated ambulance, 10 exam rooms and 1 apartment as well as 17 high fidelity human patient simulators. While at the Miami Dade College Simulation Hospital, students will develop the necessary critical thinking skills to be successful in the healthcare field.
Debriefing Rooms
Debriefing is an indispensable aspect of simulation learning. In the debriefing rooms at the Miami Dade College Simulation Hospital students review and evaluate their actions while focusing on clinical best practices. During the debriefing sessions, students use observation and real time data video recordings to build on their knowledge. The video recordings allow students and instructors to evaluate methodologies, stimulate team cooperation and improve patient outcomes.
Video Tour
Miami Dade College Simulation Hospital Guidelines for Requesting Appointments
- In order to reserve a room/supplies, instructors must fill out and submit the form online under “Simulator Request Form” at the bottom right corner of this page.
- Instructors will receive an email confirmation validating date and time of reservation; or instructors will receive an email to please reschedule. Supplies are provided as available
- No food or drinks allowed.
- No pens allowed, only pencils.
- Rooms are assigned by the Miami Dade College Simulation Hospital
Director, Simulation Hospital
Deborah Papa, EdD, MSN, MS, RN
Email: dpapa@mdc.edu
Phone: 305-237-4340
Instructional Simulation Lab Administrator
Diana Naranjo, MPA, CAPM, CHSOS, CHSE
Email: dnaranjo@mdc.edu
Phone: 305-237-4181
Miami Dade College Simulation Hospital
P: 305-237-4042
The Miami Dade College Simulation Hospital has been granted provisional accreditation by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare.
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