{"id":4574,"date":"2017-12-15T16:35:21","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T22:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/?p=4574"},"modified":"2017-12-15T16:35:21","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T22:35:21","slug":"belmonts-health-sciences-simulation-program-earns-full-accreditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/2017\/12\/15\/belmonts-health-sciences-simulation-program-earns-full-accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Belmont\u2019s Health Sciences Simulation Program Earns Full Accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.belmont.edu\/belmonts-health-sciences-simulation-program-earns-full-accreditation\/death-simulation-114-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Death Simulation-114\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.belmont.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Death-Simulation-114.jpg?resize=650%2C276\" alt=\"A nursing student works along a simulator on Belmont's' campus.\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>The University\u2019s program is the first in the state to earn the designation<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Belmont University\u2019s Simulation Program recently received full accreditation in the Teaching\/Education Area from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSIH) and the Council for Accreditation of Healthcare Simulation Programs. The status was granted for a five year period and is valid through December 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The University\u2019s robust <a href=\"http:\/\/www.belmont.edu\/health-sciences\/about\/simulation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Simulation Program<\/a> exists to\u00a0improve\u00a0patient safety\u00a0and health outcomes\u00a0by\u00a0providing\u00a0high quality,\u00a0evidence-based,\u00a0experiential\u00a0education in a safe\u00a0innovative\u00a0environment. With many labs offering a variety of experiences, students in many programs throughout the College of Health Sciences and Nursing (CSHN) have the opportunity to participate in a simulation during their time on campus.<\/p>\n<p>In its report, the SSHC noted many program strengths including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strong integration of student support in paid positions<\/li>\n<li>Tremendous faculty support of the program<\/li>\n<li>Continued expansion of faculty and staff skills<\/li>\n<li>A recognition of simulation value from learners<\/li>\n<li>Significant support from upper administration regarding the Simulation Program and its merits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, the Simulation Program\u2019s material recycling program was acknowledged as one of Belmont\u2019s best practices, and a recommendation that other programs adopt the initiative was mentioned. This innovative program saves the University more than $40,000 per year.<\/p>\n<p>Director of the Simulation Program and Assistant Professor Dr. Beth Hallmark said students in the College will have many meaningful opportunities to participate in simulation, beginning as soon as their first semester. \u201cSimulation is a safe place to participate in patient care,\u201d Hallmark said. \u201cIt enhances patient safety and improves patient outcomes by increasing confidence and improving clinical reasoning. We also are able to expose our student to interprofessional training.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Belmont\u2019s Simulation Program is the first in the state to receive accreditation.<\/p>\n<p>Dean of the College of Health Sciences and Nursing Dr. Cathy Taylor said, \u201cReflecting years of dedicated work, this achievement is truly a shining achievement for nursing and health sciences at Belmont.\u00a0 I\u2019m so proud of our Simulation team and excited for the benefits it will offer future students and faculty.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University\u2019s program is the first in the state to earn the designation Belmont University\u2019s Simulation Program recently received full accreditation in the Teaching\/Education Area from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSIH) and the Council for Accreditation of Healthcare &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/2017\/12\/15\/belmonts-health-sciences-simulation-program-earns-full-accreditation\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,22,7,8,4,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chs","category-public-health","category-nursing","category-occupational-therapy","category-physical-therapy","category-social-work"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4574"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4575,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4574\/revisions\/4575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}