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MDC – Center for Simulation, Innovation & Learning:

A Game Changer

BY RAMONA EDWARDS

On August 26, 2019, Miami Dade
College - Medical Campus opened its
door to a state-of-the-art academic
simulated facility; Center for
Learning, Innovation and Simulation
(CLIS) located in the heart of the
Health District in Miami, Florida. The
way this addition connects the campus
was not by chance, it was through the
vision and collaboration of Medical BY RAMONA
Campus leadership. The five story, EDWARDS
132,000-square-foot addition pro-
vides the students with top notch edu-
cation and training that allow them to transition seamlessly into the health care environment. This helps improve safety and improves the quality of patient care. A
industry. prime example is the simulated ambulance with motion, the only one in Florida.
The five story facility houses eight programs and has an entire floor that is a virtual Students can feel what it is like to be in a moving ambulance while trying to provide
hospital and another floor dedicated to the Benjamín Leon School of Nursing. The care at the same time. The more they have the opportunity to practice in this type of
other programs housed in the new building are Physical Therapy Assistant, Physician situation the better they get before going into the real world.
Assistant, Respiratory, Medical Assistant, Histology and Clinical Lab Sciences. Other By constructing the new facility, the campus has been able to grow other programs
features are 15 high-fidelity patient rooms, a simulated ambulance, operating room, a such as Emergency Medical Services, Sonography and Veterinary Technician just to
home health apartment, a virtual reality room, 10 examination rooms, 150 tier audi- name a few. However, one program that the campus is particularly proud to bring on
torium, 300 seat multi-purpose conference room, student collaboration spaces and board is Surgical Technology.
high-tech classrooms. The facility has been equipped with the latest technology. All Miami Dade College Medical Campus -CLIS is a game-changer for the region, serv-
classroom and labs are equipped with high-tech projectors or 85-inch monitors, are ing as an unparalleled training ground for health care professionals.
able to record and play back scenarios and have the capability to teleconference any-
where in the world. Ramona Edwards is Director of Campus Administration, Miami Dade College Medical
The virtual hospital is dedicated to advanced medical simulation that facilitates the Campus. For more information, visit www.mdc.edu/medical/campus-information or call
practice of working in real-world clinical environments. Students are able to practice (305) 237-4141 for program information.
and perform various medical scenarios which in turn minimize human error in a real

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