Clinical Effectiveness and Patient Safety Center of Economic Excellence

Inception:
2006

University Collaborators:
The Medical University of South Carolina (fiscal agent)

The University of South Carolina (collaborative partner)

About the CoEE:

This CoEE 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 CoEE Simulation Centers: MUSC, USC College of Nursing, Clemson University College of Nursing, Greenville Hospital System (GHS), 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 CoEE Simulation Center classes. B-Line Medical is creating a simulation learning management and data system and has engaged the CoEE 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.

Funding level:
$5 million

CoEE Endowed Chairs:

More information about the Clinical Effectiveness and Patient Safety Center of Economic Excellence can be found here.

Endowed Chair Dr. Rita Snyder of the Clinical Effectiveness and Patient Safety CoEE.