RemovingBoundaries
Philanthropy
WVSTEPSisapremiercenterthatallowsall
Advancementsineducationthrough
healthcareprofessionalstrainingtoimprove
technologyandresearchareproductsof
theirskills.Inter‐professionaleducationis
strongphilanthropicpartnerships.Individuals,
stressed.Nurses,pharmacists,physicians
corporationsandfoundationswithavisionfor
andothermembersofanintegrated
innovationsinhealthcareforthecreation
healthcareteamtraintogetherastheywill
ofhealthiercommunitiesareintegraltothe
workinthehealthcaresetting.Integration
developmentandgrowthofourprograms.The
enhancestheeducationalexperienceforall
faculty,staff,studentsandpatientsofWVU
professionsinvolved.Simulatedcrisis
Medicineappreciateourdonorsvisionand
scenariosexposetraineestouncommon,high
support.Ifyouareinterestedincontinuingthe
‐riskconditionsinthesafeenvironmentof
advancementofhealthcareeducationand
thesimulationcenter.Improvedpatient
service,pleasecontactusat304‐293‐3980or
safetyistheultimategoal.
development@hsc.wvu.edu.
“Iloveddoingthis!Ithoughtitwasagreatlearning
experienceandcomplimentedwhatwearelearningin
lecture.Ithashelpedthelecturematerialmakemore
senseandgivenmecon idencethatIwillbeabletouse
whatIlearninlecture,inpractice.”
Formoreinformationaboutourprogramvisit
ourwebsite:
http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/steps
‐MicahPlants,SchoolofPharmacy
WVSTEPS
RobertC.Byrd
HealthSciencesCenterSouth(3rd
Floor)
P.O.Box9101
Morgantown,WV
26506‐9101
Phone:(304)293‐7837
Fax:(304)293‐5209
E‐mail:wvsteps@hsc.wvu.edu
TheFutureofClinical
EducationisHere
Simulators
InformationManagement
TheCenterusesavarietyofpatient
Ourlearningmanagementsystemenhances
simulatorscapableofeverythingfrom
teachingandevaluationwithvideo
tremblingandcryingtobleedingorgiving
recording.Multiplesurgicalandprocedural
birth.Manikinsandtrainersgiveclinicians
Innovative
Diagnosticandtherapeuticproceduresare
SimulationTrainingandEducationforPatient
learnedandmastered.toimprovepatientcare.
Safety(STEPS),anationallyaccreditedfacility
Center,deliversinnovativeinter‐professional
healthcaretraining.Technologyenhances
educationasourCenterhelpsclinicallearners
improvetheiranalytical,diagnostic,
communicationandcrisis‐interventionskills.
Customizedclinicalexperiencesaretailoredto
thelevelofeachlearner,fromstudentsto
hospitalprofessionals.Ourrobustultrasound
curriculumprovideslearnerswithrealistic
manikinbasedandhumanmodelencounters.
StandardizedPatients(SP)andGynecological
WVSTEPS,inconjunctionwiththeWVU
TeachingAssociates(GTA)aremembersof
DepartmentofSurgery,hasbeenapprovedby
ourcommunity.SPsaretrainedtoportray
SAGESastheFLSTestCenterinWestVirginia.
patientsincomplexscenariostoprovide
experiencesincommunication,diagnosis,and
TheobjectiveoftheGTAprogramistoteach
togethandsonlearningbeforeclinicalworkandournew
ultrasoundcurriculumhelpsusbetterprepareforthefuture
ofmedicine.”
OurSPsandGTAsmakeadifferenceinhealth
‐AdamKnecht,SchoolofMedicine
physicalexaminationskills.
respectfulpatient‐centeredmanner.
“OurSTEPSsimulationcenterprovidesuswithopportunities
reinforcementandremediation.
Fundamentalsof
LaparoscopicSurgery
examinasafe,comfortable,thorough,and
debrie ingwithanopportunityfor
HumanFactors
learnershowtoconductthebreastandpelvic
captureofsimulationsessionsallows
skillsfromthesimpletothehighlycomplex.
TheDavidandJoAnnShawCenterfor
atWestVirginiaUniversityHealthSciences
skillscanbelearnedandassessed.Video
theopportunitytolearn,rehearseandperfect
careeducationwitheachencounter.
“Workinginagroupwithmanikinsishelpful...Thisisasafe
placetopractice.Wearefortunatetohavethiscenter.”
‐MelissaCooke,SchoolofNursing