PCOM offers simulation centers at each of its locations. Together, these centers provide educational services to programs including osteopathic medicine, physician assistant studies, biomedical sciences, physical therapy, pharmacy and psychology. PCOM also has a mobile simulation unit that allows students, other professionals and community members to learn about pre-hospital care.
PCOM's simulation center team is committed to advancing medical education through experiential learning and assessments. Our collaborative approach fosters the promotion of excellent clinical practice and ensures medical professionals are better educated. By increasing simulation center activities and enhancing community engagement, we aim to revolutionize healthcare education.
As part of our ongoing efforts to ensure uniformity and sufficiency across all sites, PCOM acquired new simulation equipment. The College also initiated a capital project to transition the video and audio capture systems from local servers to a cloud-based platform to enhance efficiency and accessibility of the systems.
Standardized resources and a new capture system allow high-fidelity simulations to be an integral part of the curriculum. The upgraded capture system facilitates more efficient assessment of student performance in diverse settings, and allows for formative and summative assessments, enabling longitudinal tracking of student clinical skills.
2022-2023 Year in Review
PCOM's Simulation Centers host a variety of events throughout the academic year including high-fidelity simulations, tours, ultrasound labs, graduate medical education events and more. Medical students experience simulations including areas such as orthopedics, labor and delivery, head injuries, abdominal issues and cardiac events. Students also have the opportunity to practice intubation, lumbar puncture, suturing, phlebotomy, injections, airway management, and other primary care skills.
PCOM is working to influence the future of medicine by inspiring young learners to pursue careers in healthcare. In the past year, Sim Center personnel have engaged nearly 500 high school students and 50 elementary school students. Our team has participated in numerous events with high school and college advisors and continues work to connect with representatives from state and local government.
Discover how PCOM is improving training experiences for future healthcare providers through standardized patients and state-of-the-art training facilities including the Saltzburg Clinical Learning and Assessment Center at PCOM's main campus in Philadelphia, PA, the PCOM Georgia Simulation Center in Suwanee, GA and the PCOM South Georgia Simulation Center at our Moultrie, GA location.
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