Hedrick Medical Center welcomes Mobile Simulation Lab

CHILLICOTHE, Mo. — Hedrick Medical Center is hosting the Mobile Simulation Clinical Training Lab (Mobile Sim) from the University of Missouri-Columbia this week. The mobile lab will be parked outside of the Hedrick Medical Center Specialty Clinic until Friday, May 17, and will provide hands-on training for the hospital’s clinical staff.

The Mobile Sim clinical simulation service was created in response to the need for interactive and high-tech training resources in rural areas. On board the 30-foot vehicle are three computerized patient mannequins and virtual reality devices with the ability to simulate more than 110 medical scenarios.

“This program provides the opportunity for health care providers to practice high-risk patient events in an environment that is controlled and safe,” said Dena Higbee, clinical simulation center director, University of Missouri. “The active training leaves providers better prepared, improves team dynamics found in real health care environments and encourages students and professionals to become lifelong learners.”

The Mobile Sim training service is made available by the Shelden Clinical Simulation Center, University of Missouri School of Medicine. Hedrick Medical Canter pays a fee for the service, but the Mobile Sim was developed in 2010 with grant funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which made it possible to offer ongoing services. For more information on the Mobile Sim Lab, email Dena Higbee at higbeed@health.missouri.edu.