The brainstorming for how to deal with the impending physician shortage is happening on many different fronts. Some think cutting the length of medical school from four to three years would help.

Husson University in Bangor is adding a lifelike patient simulator that will let nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy and pharmacy students practice their skills in a hands-on medical ...

BUFFALO, N.Y -- A computerized patient simulator valued at $30,000 and designed to improve the training of medical students has been donated to the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and ...

NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx recently held its annual Women and Children Simulation Fair, where it celebrated ...

Beginnings: Alex Munro completed his undergraduate education at Roanoke College in Virginia and earned his Master of Fine Arts in directing and doctorate in performance studies at UH Mānoa. Munro has ...

India's healthcare must embrace simulation training to enhance safety, skills, and workforce readiness, preventing avoidable ...

For patient safety week, the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville put their patient simulator technology on display, according to The Gainesville Sun. Standard man, or “Stan,” was ...

Nurses have been taking on more responsibility in recent years — and a good thing too. If the shortage of primary care physicians continues coupled with millions of new patients expected to be added ...

This week-long intensive immersion course provides participants with theory and hands-on training with leading-edge simulation skills. Exploring state-of-the-art computerized manikins (Human Patient ...

A new healthcare simulation center is now open on the campus of IU South Bend. The Dwyer Healthcare Simulation Center is training future nurses and radiologic technologists. WSBT22 cameras were inside ...

A lifelike mannequin will be teaching astronauts, flight surgeons and other mission personnel how to effectively manage medical emergencies in space. “This patient simulator is no dummy. It breathes, ...

ROSEVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) -- Minnesota nurses in training are getting a new lesson in how to better care for some of the most difficult patients to communicate with -- kids. WCCO met a boy named HAL, a ...