HANDS-ON
On a Tuesday morning at e Medical Center, Navicent Health, a group of pediatric physicians
receives word that a 1-year-old patient is seriously ill. ey rush to the toddler's room to find
the young girl, Zoe, lying on a table, not breathing. With each passing second, Zoe's health is in
greater danger. e physicians spring into action, each focused on a specific task but everyone
sharing the same goal: to resuscitate Zoe and deliver the care she needs so she can go home with
her parents.
e situation with Zoe is not a matter of life and death, but it seems so—and that's the point.
Zoe is not a child but a mannequin. She can breathe, cry, turn blue to mimic dropping oxygen
levels and convulse as if she were having a seizure. For the residents—physicians-in-training—at
her side, tending to Zoe's needs helps them build invaluable experience that will serve them well
when caring for real patients. Building that expertise is all part of the mission of the Center for
Innovative Learning, Navicent Health's simulation lab.
AT NAVICENT HEALTH'S CENTER
FOR INNOVATIVE LEARNING,
MEDICAL PROVIDERS HONE THE
SKILLS THAT HELP THEM SAVE
LIVES WITHOUT REAL-WORLD
PRESSURES.
LEARNING
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SIMULATION LAB
