July 2008: We have received a grant from Kosair Charities to purchase a baby simulator. The funding will be received during 2009. We hope to start using the baby simulator for teaching sessions by the Spring of 2009.

June 2008: Kevin Martin joined the University as the new Patient Simulation Specialist. His primary duties include running simulations training sessions, setting up labs for sessions, and maintaining and repairing the simulators.

May 2008: Over 10,000 visitors have toured the simulation center since opening in 2001.

February 2008: The simulation center has had over 30,000 learners for teaching sessions since opening in 2001.

December 2007: Hosted a demonstration of a virtual reality endoscopy simulator. We are working on acquiring this device to support various residency training programs.

October 2007: The OB residents have started training with the Noelle delivery simulator. These training sessions take place in situ, in one of the Labor and Delivery rooms at University Hospital.

August 2007: We ran the first required Basic Life Support (BLS) course for the incoming first year medical students.

July 2007: We acquired additional eye and ear simulators, to support the Introduction to Clinical Medicine (ICM) course.

June 2007: We ran our first BLS class for the ascending third year students. BLS certification is a new requirement for medical students entering their clinical rotations. This course was taught by rising second year students that had completed BLS training in August.

May 2007: We have purchased three central line training mannequins, and the anesthesia department purchased a fourth. This will enable us to more effectively train students during the first semester Integrated Clinical Cases (ICC) session.

April 2007: We hosted a meeting of the Louisville area simulation centers. This meeting included representatives from Bellarmine University, Spalding University, Jefferson Community College, Indiana University SE, and Baptist Hospital.

April 2007: We have installed sinks in the simulation center. This will improve our ability to clean our equipment and supplies. It will also provide additional realism for scenarios, particularly in-patient cases.

December 2006: Mark Ugalde joined the University. He is assigned 50% to the Center and 50% to the Office of Medical Education. His duties will include setting up and running simulators, managing the schedule, and general paperwork support. His desk is in the lobby of the Simulation Center.

September 2006: GE donated an Modulus SE 7900 anesthesia machine to the Simulation Center. This device will be used to improve our capabilities during the ANES 901 clerkship sessions and for resident orientation training.

July 2006: The Center purchased several new part-task trainers, including a Noelle maternity delivery simulator, two eye exam simulators and two ear exam simulators. Noelle will be used as part of the OB/GYN clerkship. The eye and ear exam simulators will be used in the Introduction to Clinical Medicine course.