Prisma Health Simulation Center – Columbia
Providing dedicated, comprehensive medical simulation resources for health care providers and learners of all levels.
Simulation-based training for physicians, nurses and more
The Prisma Health-Midlands Simulation Center (PHMSC) opened in 2007 to support simulation-based training for physicians, nurses, resident physicians, technicians, respiratory therapists, medical students, pharmacists and EMS providers.
Health care simulation is focused on education, assessment, research, and health system quality integration. To accomplish the mission of the Simulation Center, the latest technology in high-fidelity simulators, audio/visual technology and sound educational competencies have been developed by nursing and physician faculty. Since its inception, there has been steady growth both in technology and utilization of the Simulation Center.
Our center is located at Prisma Health Baptist, 1301 Taylor Street, Suite 4M, located on the 4th Floor in Columbia, South Carolina, and includes four classrooms and nine simulation rooms over 8,000 square feet of space. Equipped with manikin technology that includes adult, child and infant patient simulators, our video and data capture system allows for easy assessment and debriefing of student performance.
Affiliations
The Simulation Center is a multidisciplinary center serving multiple programs affiliated with Prisma Health-Midlands, in addition to community-based health care providers, workforce development and pipeline programs.
Participants include:
- Prisma Health team members and medical staff
- Emergency medical personnel
- US Army and Air Force military personnel
- High school students (enrolled in the “Be Something Amazing” and “Project Ready” programs)
- Medical students from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, South Carolina
- Medical residents (i.e. Pediatrics, Surgery, Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Emergency Medicine, etc.)
- University of South Carolina Physician’s Assistant program
- University of South Carolina Pharmacy program
- University of South Carolina Athletic Training program
- Midlands Technical College - PACE program
- South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services- Birth Outcomes Initiative (SCBOI)
- South Carolina Department of Public Health
- University of South Carolina’s Pharmacy and Athletic Training programs
Accreditation
In 2012, Prisma Health-Midlands Simulation Center became the 21st training facility in the world to receive accreditation from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH). Our center earned reaccreditation in 2017 and 2022 to include the areas of Teaching/Education and System Integration. SSH accreditation is the highest honor attainable by a center in recognition of its efforts in operations, health care system integration, and teaching standards.
This international accreditation validates the daily efforts of our staff and teaching faculty who utilize the Simulation Center. We offer the highest quality of training to our learners so that they can, in turn, provide outstanding care to our patients in the clinical domain.
Programs
Mobile SimCoach™
SimCoach, a fully equipped mobile simulation laboratory that extends the capabilities and reach of the Prisma Health-Midlands Simulation Center, has been on the road for ten years.
Team-based medical simulation training is available for students, nurses, resident physicians, military medical personnel and the public, many of whom would have to travel from across the state for this specialized training ranging from individual patient care to disaster response scenarios.
About the Prisma Health Simulation Center
Our mission
At Prisma Health-Midlands Simulation Center, our mission is to provide dedicated, comprehensive medical simulation resources for health care providers and learners of all levels. We strive to enhance learning, application of knowledge and research, utilizing the design of what the future of the healthcare experience should be.
Our goal is to improve patient care, patient safety, and healthcare education utilizing advanced instructional technology, which:
- Improves efficiency of learning
- Improves effectiveness of learning
- Fosters inter-professional collaboration
- Improves patient safety
- Increases the value of patient simulation through educational research
Our programs employ advanced simulation techniques to facilitate the development of cognitive, psychomotor, and interpersonal skills across all domains.
Our vision
Our vision is to use innovative simulation training and research to enable each healthcare provider to deliver the patient care experience we want for our families and others.
Our values
Respect, caring and innovation in healthcare education are our values. We live our values through:
- The education of adult learning concepts
- The integration of patient care standards to curricula
- The acceptance of new ideas
- Open communication
- Forward-thinking
- Adherence to academic standards