Accreditated Level One Comprehensive Simulation Center and Accreditation in Research
The University of Toledo’s Lloyd A. Jacobs Interprofessional Immersive Simulation Center is one of just 96 centers worldwide accredited by the American College of Surgeons as a level one comprehensive simulation center.
It has also achieved full accreditation in research from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, a historic milestone that places UToledo among a select group of global leaders in medical simulation.
UToledo is now the first academic institution in Ohio — and one of fewer than a dozen centers worldwide — to hold both accreditations.
UToledo is part of an elite group of simulation centers recognized for excellence across multiple domains of simulation practice, nderscoring the institution’s growing national reputation in healthcare education and its leadership in advancing clinical simulation and simulation research.
Our VISION
To create a transformative learning environment at The University of Toledo
Positioning UToledo and the Toledo community as national and global leaders in the education of health professionals and the advancement of clinical practice.
Our Interprofessional Mission
- Change the paradigm of the education of health professionals to ensure the development of clinical and professional competencies to enhance patient satisfaction and safety.
- Stimulate innovation in teaching, learning, and clinical practice to advance interprofessional health care education.
- Creation of new devices, procedures and processes to improve education and clinical outcomes.
- Excel in surgical education through the creation of an advanced Progressive Anatomy & Surgical Skills Center.
- Create virtual immersive environments that will advance learning, teaching, skill development and clinical practice
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