Simulation Center

simcenterHarbor-UCLA Medical Center has its own freestanding simulation center, which is utilized by various specialties for resident training. Anesthesia-related equipment housed at the simulation center includes airway management devices, central venous catheter trainers, airway mannequins, physiologically responsive adult and pediatric simulators, a functional anesthesia ventilator, and mock medication, malignant hyperthermia, and crash carts.

During their CA-1 year, residents utilize the simulation center for airway management training and participate in a central line placement workshop. In addition, residents participate in scenario training twice a year. The goal of scenario training is to introduce anesthesiology residents to rare but relevant situations in a nonjudgmental and confidential manner, so that they can develop the knowledge to appropriately manage these events.

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Residents can also supplement their education experience by utilizing the transesophageal echocardiography trainer housed at our institution’s Simulation Center.