Weill Cornell Medical College

This 330,000 square foot clinical facility serves as the new focal point for patient care and education. Human Circuit provided services for design, engineering and the integration of AV equipment in its new Ambulatory Care Building Clinical Skills Center in New York City. Helping to streamline the process of learning for medical students, this state–of–the–art facility provides the opportunity to observe and participate in real–life medical situations. Hands–on practice in realistic, yet non–life–or–death settings, is an advantage that only simulation training offers.

At the Clinical Skills Center, different areas of the facility focus on particular clinical situations, each presenting its own set of challenges. For example, recently in the exam room suite, first–year students practiced history–taking—interviewing patients about their background and lifestyle. These interactions allow students the opportunity to practice simple information–gathering from a patient in a thorough, comfortable and confidence–inspiring way.

Another area of the Clinical Skills Center space offers an opportunity to practice other types of clinical situations. In the simulation suite, a computerized mannequin displays how the human body behaves under various health conditions, and how it reacts to medical intervention.

The Center also has conference rooms where instructors and students can view any session in real time, or afterward on videotape. Critiquing a scenario can hone a variety of skills that students need to be good doctors. One of the most unique and important features of the Clinical Skills Center is the capability for faculty members to directly observe student–patient interactions and provide immediate feedback.

Some of the equipment highlights include: