The College of Osteopathic Medicine offers a 36-credit Master of Science in Medical / Health Care Simulation program. This state-approved graduate program has been preparing professionals for careers in the growing field of human patient simulation education since 2012. Patient simulation educators use Standardized Patients, mannequin-based simulations, and computer-based simulations to ensure patient safety in clinical settings, teach and assess professional skills at medical and nursing schools, hospitals, and medical licensing boards, and manage patient simulation programs. Graduates of the program will be prepared to: Manage and direct patient simulation centers and patient safety programs Develop simulation education courses and curricula Develop programs designed to assure quality in clinical settings Conduct and collaborate in innovative educational research. Program highlights include: Hybrid didactic courses using the latest educational technology Self-directed learning projects Hands-on course workshops to prepare learners to work with Standardized Patients and Mannequin-based simulators Faculty advisors who are national experts in the human patient simulation field.

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