Step inside the Dr. Edwin G. & Dorothy Balbach Davis Global Center on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus and it’s clear this is not a typical health science building. Holographic images line the entryway and visitors are dwarfed by the atrium’s three-story high SONY Infinity Wall – the largest display of its kind in the Western Hemisphere – which
showcases the caliber of technology innovation offered throughout the facility.
Nearby is the holographic theater – the first in any academic institution in the world – as well as the Laser CAVE-5, a laser-illuminated, five-sided fully immersive room that creates a “full-body”
experience for users involving sight, sound, physical movement and interaction.
That’s only a fraction of the innovation – and possibilities – found inside this multi-level, interprofessional clinical simulation center, purposefully designed to create safe, innovative and
experiential training environments as well as a venue for innovative research and business
development.
On Tuesday, the UNMC community officially celebrated the dedication of this interprofessional simulation facility made possible by public-private partnerships. Due to
COVID-19, the ceremony was livestreamed to a global audience. For those who were unable to view the building dedication live, it is posted at unmc.edu.
“I’ve visited simulation centers around the world, but none compare to UNMC’s Davis Global Center,” said UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD. “This facility – and the professionals and
technology within it – have been and will continue to be life-changing for the health professionals who train here. This center reshapes the way health care education is delivered
for generations to come.”
The state-of-the-art facility houses:
• iEXCEL (Interprofessional Experiential Center for Enduring Learning) – a
transformative model for health professions education that incorporates advanced
simulation and visualization technologies in realistic, simulated health care settings to
improve the outcomes of patient care; and the
• Global Center for Health Security – encompassing biopreparedness training, infectious
diseases and high-consequence infections research, education and clinical care.