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Article: New Simulation Center at the Brooklyn Hospital Center Trains Resdients on High-Tech Computer-Controlled Mannequins.
- Article from:
- Heart Disease Weekly
- Article date:
- November 22, 2009
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As part of its residency training program, The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC) has opened a new Simulation Center equipped with state-of the art technology, permitting medical residents and student nurses to practice interventions on highly realistic, computer-controlled mannequins and other devices that replicate human tissue and biological systems (see also Life Sciences).
"We now have technology that enables us to offer more and more varied clinical experiences," says Richard Becker, M.D., President and CEO of TBHC. "Practicing procedures in this setting fine tunes technical and clinical skills, provides training in making complex diagnosis and treatment ...