Students hone their skills in a virtual environment at the Sentara Center for Simulation and Immersive Learning.

Sentara Center for Healthcare Simulation and Immersive Learning

Developing new ways to use technology to teach common medical procedures and providing a safe environment for students to practice and perfect their techniques.

Sentara Center for Healthcare Simulation and Immersive Learning

SCSIL Mission: To advance professional excellence through simulation-based education, research, and innovation.

Guiding principles:

Promotion of patient safety and clinical excellence for training and assessment of healthcare professionals.
Dedication to the development of simulation-based educational tools and programs to address core competencies and emerging trends across the primary and specialty domains of the healthcare system.
Promotion of the use of simulation and advanced educational technologies as a competency assessment evaluation tool for a wide array of professionals.
Conducting and reporting research on the development and use of simulation and advanced educational technologies.
Provision of education and mentorship to future generations of educators and researchers interested in simulation-based teaching and assessment and advanced educational technologies.
Promotion of simulation and advanced educational technologies in an effort to improve quality and safety in the health care system.

Hands-on training for medical and health professionals

The Sentara Center for Simulation and Immersive Learning (SCSIL) allows students to get comfortable with communicating effectively with patients, responding to real-life situations in the field and performing clinical exams and surgical tasks.

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The Virtual Environment in the Sentara Center for Simulation and Immersive Learning.

The Group Skills Room in the Sentara Center for Simulation and Immersive Learning.

An exam room in the Sentara Center for Simulation and Immersive Learning.

The observation suite in the Sentara Center for Simulation and Immersive Learning.

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State-of-the-art facilities

At SCSIL, students benefit from a 21st-century learning environment complete with an immersive virtual environment, 26 clinical exam rooms, an observation suite, six group skills rooms for staging emergency or operating rooms and more.

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Sentara Center for Healthcare Simulation and Immersive Learning

Developing new ways to use technology to teach common medical procedures and providing a safe environment for students to practice and perfect their techniques.

Sentara Center for Healthcare Simulation and Immersive Learning