Mayo Clinic, College of Medicine Multidisciplinary Simulation Center
Rochester, MinnesotaThe Mayo Clinic's desire to educate staff and interns led to the creation of the Multidisciplinary Simulation Center for the College of Medicine. The result of HGA's planning and design is a unique blend of high technology medical space and a theater area. The plan was realized through the creation of ten standardized patient rooms and four dedicated simulation rooms for OR, ICU, emergency/trauma and the endovascular lab. The dedicated simulation rooms can be outfitted with mannequins that replicate a variety of patient scenarios. The standardized patient rooms can be set up as either inpatient rooms or examination rooms. In both types of spaces actors are brought in to act in the role of family members or patients. Observation of all spaces is possible either directly through one way glass, or through an extensive camera video system. Flexibility, collaboration and technology were the key factors emphasized consistently and continually through the design of this advanced space for the world-renowned Mayo Clinic.