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2014 Washington Street
Newton, MA 02462
617-243-6000
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9 Hope Ave
Waltham, MA 02453
617-243-5590
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307 W Central St
Natick, MA 01760
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159 Wells Ave
Newton Centre, MA 02459
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Walpole, MA 02081maps
978 Worcester Road (rte 9)
Wellesley, Massachusetts 02482
781-235-5200
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25 Washington Street
Wellesley, Massachusetts 02481
617-219-1520
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The mission of the Shipley Medical Simulation Center (SMSC) is to improve the experience and quality of care our patients receive by providing evidence-based education and training for our staff.
Simulation provides the opportunity for learning that is both immersive and experiential. The staff at NWH are using experiential learning in many ways such as static and interactive manikin simulators, task trainers, and screen-based (computer) simulations. Simulation allows individuals to develop skills, both clinical and behavioral, in a safe and organized manner. By recreating scenarios that are rarely experienced in the clinical setting, our teams to be better prepared and trained in emergency crisis management.
Beyond the impact on individual and team performance, simulation techniques learned in our simulation center provide an opportunity to improve system performance. In addition to practitioner inexperience, most medical errors are systems-related and not attributable to individual negligence or misconduct. Practicing techniques in our simulation center may help to reduce medical errors, improving patient safety.
The SMSC is equipped with four state-of-the-art computerized manikins that display symptoms and signs the same way people do. At times standardized patients and family members are also used to enhance the experience by adding more realism to the scenarios. Each room is fully wired for audio and video, so faculty members can observe students’ performance. The two simulation rooms currently simulate a medical surgical room and a pediatric room but can also be made into an ICU or operating room.