It also serves as a testing space for MedTech companies. The McGill Medical Simulation Centre was officially opened on September 14, 2006 as a result of a collaboration between McGill, its Faculty of Medicine and affiliated hospitals. The Centre set out to provide simulation-based medical education in an interprofessional manner, encompassing the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occ
upational Therapy, Dietetics, and Communication Sciences and Disorders. In September 2009, the Centre was renamed the Arnold & Blema Steinberg Medical Simulation Centre. Three months later, it was accredited as an American College of Surgeons Level I Comprehensive Education Institute. The Centre has also been successfully accredited by the Society of Simulation in Healthcare (2010) and The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (2011). In October 2015, a new vision and strategy were launched, and the facility was renamed The Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning.
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Simulation has been a part of medical care for decades, from learning how to tie knots on a bench-top model, to practising how to share bad news with a patient, to utilizing high-fidelity virtual reality simulation to practise procedures involving the whole health care team. Simulation works. We know that it is a good idea to train in a risk-free and educationally orientated environment. It is now paramount to take simulation to the stage where, through better innovation, research and implementation, we can truly realize its potential to impact patient care. Simulation-based training can be used to learn new skills, but also to advance our existing skills, from competent to expert. It can also help us to regularly assess and maintain our ongoing performance. The Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning is a technologically advanced and immersive facility, with space, equipment and expertise to rival any centre across the globe. Our passion and drive is to deliver high-quality educational activities to health care professionals, and to provide a venue to engage in cutting-edge research and innovation. This must be guided by our mission to deliver better care for our patients, and to work with our community to become a locus for better health overall.
