The Department of Healthcare Simulation provides simulation-based learning activities to help students master their clinical skills, preparing them to provide safe and effective patient care of the highest quality.

The Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) recognizes the Department of Healthcare Simulation at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science as an accredited simulation program and national leader in simulation training and assessment. In addition to full accreditation, the Department of Healthcare Simulation has received further accreditation in the areas of Teaching/Education and Assessment.

Mission and Vision

The mission of the RFUMS Department of Healthcare Simulation is:

• To improve health professions education and patient care through simulation-based education and research.

The vision of the RFUMS Department of Healthcare Simulation is:

• Every health professional has the best training possible so that every patient has the best care possible.

We use simulation-based training to provide a practice setting where skills and behaviors can be mastered in a realistic work-based setting. Here, we can learn from mistakes without compromising the wellbeing of human patients.

In healthcare, simulation-based training serves as an active learning technique to help students master crucial clinical behaviors such as performing a history and physical exam, using appropriate interpersonal communication, and engaging in accurate clinical reasoning. We use a variety of simulation techniques, including manikin-based simulation, task training, virtual patient simulation and standardized patient encounters.

In addition to providing RFUMS students and faculty with simulation-based learning activities, our department is also committed to research and scholarship identifying best practices to advance the most effective use of simulation-based training in healthcare disciplines.

The Center for Advanced Simulation in Healthcare embraces and follows the Healthcare Simulationist Code of Ethics. These include:

• Integrity
• Transparency
• Mutual Respect
• Professionalism
• Accountability
• Results Orientation

For more information, visit the Healthcare Simulationist Code of Ethics on the Society for Simulation in Healthcare website.