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Penny for Your Thoughts campaign - Our first winner!

3 Nov 2008

Dr. Lara Dean, an emergency medicine resident at Palmetto Health, was randomly selected as the first winner of our "Penny for Your Thoughts" campaign. This campaign gives our learners and faculty the opportunity to win a $25 gift card for completing a short survey at the end of their simulation activity. Like the feedback we received from Lara, we utilize this information to improve your overall experience at the Simulation Center.

Grand Opening

24 Apr 2008

While we have already been active for many months, our official Grand Opening was April 24, 2008. Visitors were offered tours and demonstrations of the Center.

General Simulation Scene

Enhancing SIMULATION Act Introduced in Congress

6 Dec 2007

On December 6, 2007, Reps. Randy Forbes (R-VA) and Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) introduced a bill, H.R. 4321, the "Enhancing SIMULATION (Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now) Act" of 2007. For more information about this ground-breaking legislation and how to support it, please go to the AIMS website at www.medsim.org.

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3555 Harden Street Extension
15 Medical Park, Lower Level
Columbia, S.C. 29203
803.434.6991
Fax: 803.434.1167
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