Learning Resource Center

Mission and Services

The mission of the Learning Resource Center is to enhance student learning in a safe, innovative environment while promoting competence in all aspects of healthcare professional practice. Faculty involved in simulated learning experiences offer constructive feedback on individual and team performance during debriefing sessions, empowering students to self-analyze their progress through the reflective process. All simulated learning experiences are carefully designed by faculty in collaboration with the Coordinator for Simulation and Interdisciplinary Practice, ensuring that students receive comprehensive, high-quality training.

Students and other healthcare professionals can participate as simulated patients (SPs), enriching their learning experience. Volunteer in the School of Nursing’s Learning Resource Center Simulation Lab to share your insights and hands-on experiences, helping to build a supportive network that fosters growth and confidence in future nurses. Sign up today to learn more about available opportunities!

Advanced Simulation Spaces & Patient Care Technology

Our state-of-the-art learning facilities include three patient examination rooms, a health assessment lab, a nursing skills lab, four high-fidelity simulation labs, a simulation home environment, and two encounter labs. Students have access to advanced training tools, including nine mid-fidelity and seven high-fidelity human patient simulators, representing various patient populations such as birthing, infant, toddler, child, adult critical care, adult medical-surgical, and adult health assessment. Additionally, our facilities feature a Student Auscultation Simulator, an Automated Medication Dispensing System, and a Simulated Electronic Health Record to enhance hands-on learning and clinical preparedness. Students also have access to the Virtual Cadaver Lab, providing an immersive, interactive anatomy learning experience to support their understanding of human physiology and pathology.

Virtual Cadaver Lab

In the summer of 2022, the University invested in an Anatomage Table, the most technologically advanced 3-D virtual dissection and anatomy visualization tool that exists. The Anatomage Table is the only fully segmented real human 3D anatomy system. Users can visualize anatomy exactly as they would on a fresh cadaver.

It resembles a high-tech tablet, but on a much larger scale, about the size of an operating bed, and it displays three-dimensional, life-sized images of cadaver samples with remarkable clarity. This cutting-edge technology is housed on the third floor of the College of Health and Human Services building. The Anatomage Table has become an integral part of education, with numerous studies demonstrating its effectiveness. A growing body of research highlights improved test scores, more efficient class and lab sessions, and a high level of student acceptance and engagement.