Simulation Centers play a vital role in the quality and safety of care delivered to patients. To be accredited takes discipline, excellence and leadership.
The Texas Children’s Simulation Center is succeeding in all areas and recently received full accreditation by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) across the following standards: core standards, teaching and education, research and system integration.
Our Center is certainly in rarefied air. The SSH has been accrediting simulation centers since 2010 and we are only the 220th accredited center in the nation, 13th in Texas and first in the Texas Medical Center!
“I’m so proud of our team for this achievement and thank all involved in making this a reality,” said Tarra Kerr, assistant vice president of Quality. “This would not have been possible without the outstanding leadership and passion Dr. Cara Doughty and Royanne Lichliter bring to work every day.”
In addition to the official accreditation, the team received high praise from the surveyors citing multiple areas of excellence.
Key observations included:
- Team collegiality, communication and respect
- Organizational and leadership support for simulation activities
- High integration of simulation with quality and safety
- Support for unit based space to perform “In Situ” simulations
- Team support of the organizational and departmental mission to improve quality and safety
- Strong partnerships between simulation center staff, unit based simulation instructors and associate medical directors
Congratulations to the Simulation Center!
Pictured above are the Simulation Education Specialists, the Medical Director of Simulation and the Assistant Director of Simulation. This is just a small part of the team that made this happen. This accreditation would not have been possible without the entire Quality Education and Simulation Team.