Simulation Labs

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Our Program

The Mercer University Simulation Program supports experiential learning methodologies within medical education provided to the students, residents, faculty and affiliates of Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM). The Program consists of simulation centers on each of the four medical school campuses.

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Our Curriculum

• Computerized manikins
• Role-playing
• Procedural task trainers
• Debriefing
• Tabletop exercises
• Complex Case Scenarios

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Our Facilities

4 campus Clinical Simulation Centers located.....Locations
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Type of tools ex with state-of-the-art simulators including computer-controlled manikins, task trainers, virtual reality flat screen simulators, and clinical equipment. Learn more about our simulation facility locations.

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Learning Objectives

Using learning objectives as a guide, participants and course instructors implement methods to improve patient assessment, communication, critical thinking, psychomotor and cognitive skills within a safe environment. Replicating the essential aspects of a clinical situation allows a participant to more readily understand and apply these skills when in a clinical setting. Using an appropriate blend of low- and high-fidelity simulations, the Center mimics what the participants may encounter in the clinical setting.

Key Concepts

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Key concepts in this learning environment include the following: patient safety, communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, teamwork, cultural competence, informatics and evidence-based practice. The Center works with course instructors to ensure components of these concepts are embedded throughout the instructors’ simulation curriculum.

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Program Directors

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Dr. Yahya Acar

Director of Medical Simulation, Macon

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Joseph Slattery

Assistant Director of Medical Simulation, Savannah

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Kenya Jones

Assistant Director of Medical Simulation, Columbus

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Mission, Vision, Values

MISSION: To provide current and future medical professionals with experience-based cognitive understanding and procedural sills to improve health and treatment in the rural and medically underserved areas of Georgia.

VISION: To touch rural and medically underserved communities of Georgia through the delivery of objective based clinical simulations to their current and future health care providers.

VALUES: Integrity, Transparency, Mutual Respect, Professionalism, Accountability, Results Orientation

Policies and Procedures

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Simulation Lab Manual

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