Upstate opens new state-of-the-art simulation center Upstate Medical University has opened a new $11 million teaching center that will simulate real-time responses to medical emergencies in the ICU, labor and delivery, the operating room and in any setting where health care is delivered. The aim of the Upstate Simulation Center is to improve patient safety and patient care, as well as build highly-trained multidisciplinary health care teams. This new and sophisticated learning environment, totaling about 8,600 square feet, will become a hub of teaching and training for students from all areas of the health professions. The patients in the Simulation Center are eight high-tech manikins that can be programmed to reflect a seemingly endless range of medical complications. They can have convulsions, breathing difficulties, pharyngeal swelling, cardiac issues or another warning sign or symptom that learners might face in a real patient. An expectant mother Dr. Erik Rufa works with DPT student Quinn Searles in the new Simulation Center. Rufa is director of education in the University’s new Simulation Center. manikin can exhibit difficulties during delivery. Rounding out the family of manikins are a baby and child. “The skills that will be examined and taught here won’t simply be limited to the practice of intubation or other invasive procedures,” said Director of Interprofessional Education and University Simulation Darren Carboni, MBA, CAS-HSMP. “We’ll address things that actually happen in the patient room, such as visit from a case worker or from a clergy member.” “It’s a learning center for everyone,” Carboni said. Health professionals and learners from throughout the region will be able to take advantage of the Upstate Simulation Center. Carboni went on to note that opportunities for regional partners are limitless. For example, a small regional hospital may use the space for training on new procedures, or perhaps to address new protocols for a small hospital emergency room. The Upstate Simulation Center is part of a coordinated network of simulation resources that, together, provide realistic intra- and inter-professional experiential learning at Upstate. The center complements Upstate’s Clinical Skills Center that features 22 exam rooms, closed-circuit monitoring, and state-ofthe-art medical equipment. In this space students shape their “bedside manner” and clinical skills with standardized patients or actors role-playing as patients. Excerpted from Upstate Online Students hear message of collaboration at White Coat Ceremony The College of Health Professions welcomed 174 incoming students last Fall – more than any other college at Upstate. The annual White Coat Ceremony was held in August at the Oncenter Convention Center in downtown Syracuse. Event sponsor Nascentia Health was represented by Chief Clinical Officer Andrea Lazarek-LaQuay, MS, RN. “As students learn together, lean upon each other and find success in their individual programs, they will need to apply that same collaboration to their practice,” Lazarek-LaQuay said. “By approaching patient care as a team we can leverage our individual talents and knowledge to provide patients with the best care possible.” Andrea Lazarek-LaQuay of Nascentia Health, right, with alumni association President Tony Kurec and Dean Katherine Beissner New students by program were: Behavior Analysis Studies (4), Clinical Perfusion (12), Clinical Laboratory Science (30), Medical Imaging Sciences (29), Physical Therapy Education (40), Physician Assistant Studies (34), Radiation Therapy (12) and Respiratory Therapy Education (13). Looking for a leadership opportunity? The Health Professions Alumni Association Board of Directors provides important oversight and guidance, and is a key connection with alumni, the college, our students, and the community. It is possible to participate long-distance if you do not live in Central New York. Contact us at chpalum@upstate.edu or call 315-464-4416 for information about serving on the board. SUNY Upstate Medical University Health Professions Alumni Connection Winter 2020 | 3
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