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Clinical Effectiveness and Patient Safety Center of Economic Excellence
The University of South Carolina (collaborative partner) About the Center: This Center improves clinical education and patient safety through the use of simulation technology. Its goals include improving the quality of delivered care, advancing the practice and training of the medical workforce from student nurses to practicing physicians, and becoming an international focal point for health sciences education and innovative research in education and safety. There are five operational Centers of Economic Excellence
Simulation Centers: the Medical University of South Carolina, the University of South Carolina (USC) College of Nursing, Clemson University College of Nursing, Greenville Hospital System, Greenville
Technical College, with two other Simulation Centers in development at USC Beaufort and Trident Technical College. Since 2008, more than 14,000 students have participated in Centers of Economic Excellence Simulation Center classes. B-Line Medical is creating a simulation learning management and data system and has engaged the Center in its development process. A start-up company, Sim Tunes, LLC, has been created to facilitate and license programmed clinical scenarios used in simulation classes. In 2010, SimTunes successfully sublicensed its educational products and technology to Laerdal Medical, a Norway-based medical simulation products company that will distribute SimTunes’ products worldwide. Funding level: SmartState Endowed Chairs:
View a presentation given by Dr. Obeid at the 2010 HEAL SC conference. View a presentation given by Dr. Schaefer at the 2010 HEAL SC conference.
Endowed Chair Dr. Rita Snyder of the Clinical Effectiveness and Patient Safety Center.
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