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Our 2023 Cause
Expansion and Modernization of the
Institute of Bioskills Training and Innovation
at Morristown Medical Center
Surgical skills manikin
SimBaby manikin
Morristown Medical Center opened the Institute of Bioskills Training and Innovation in 2005 to offer physicians, nurses, medical students and other health professionals a safe and controlled environment in which to practice clinical skills without risk of patient harm through simulation training. Nearly two decades old, the bioskills lab and program must be expanded and modernized to reflect today's hospital environment and medical advancements.
About the Program
Before simulation training became widely available in health care, medical students learned primarily through apprenticeship, practicing on the job with real patients. The expression "see one, do one, teach one" was how many medical students were introduced to their new profession.
But there's been an important paradigm shift. Today, medical students are being embedded in simulation labs for immersive, experiential training before entering the hospital. There they practice clinical skills on life-like manikins that breathe, cry and bleed and that can be programmed to replicate a range of medical conditions - such as an asthma attack, cardiac arrest, labor and delivery and much more.
Simulation training helps bridge the gap between theory and practice by:
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Mimicking realistic clinical situations and environments
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Providing a safe place to learn, make mistakes and improve
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Strengthening psychomotor skills
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Enhancing clinical decision-making
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Providing real-time performance feedback
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Need for Expansion
Morristown Medical Center aims to create a state-of-the-art simulation training "hub" for its clinical team and eventually for all Atlantic Health System hospitals. The current bioskills lab, located across from the main hospital campus at 95 Madison Avenue, is due for an upgrade to ensure our team has access to the latest and greatest in technology and training resources.
As part of the expansion and modernization, new highly advanced simulation manikins will be purchased, including a surgical skills manikin, a SimBaby manikin, an ultrasound simulator, central line simulators and other vital equipment. The facility will be updated and feature a fully equipped mock operating room, an intensive care room, a new trauma resuscitation room and a standardized patient exam room identical to those found in the hospital.
An expert team will be hired to develop a robust curriculum and facilitate training, general educational space will be constructed and a state-of-the-art camera recording system for performance feedback will be installed throughout the facility.
Building Clinical Excellence
For young health professionals, simulation training helps build confidence and muscle memory for the skills they'll use everyday, while experienced clinicians can practice high-risk, low-incidence situations without patient harm - further demonstrating Morristown Medical Center's unwavering commitment to providing the safest and highest level of care to our community.
Surgical skills manikin
SimBaby manikin
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