University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
            Patient Simulation Center

The purpose of this site is to support training, practice and research opportunities in the human patient simulation lab for medical students, anesthesiologists and residents to the benefit of our patients, research initiatives and educational directives. 

The Patient Simulation Center located in Rebecca Sealy Hospital at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston was built jointly by the Departments of Anesthesiology and Surgery under a generous grant by the Sealy and Smith Foundation for the purpose of training faculty, house staff and medical students in a safe learning environment where errors are encouraged and learning is fostered in a non-threaten, non-judgmental environment. The center consists of two teaching rooms which are wired for video and audio recording, a control room, a conference room and a commons area.

Courses are offered year-round in Crisis Resource Management, Airway Management and Trauma Resuscitation. We also offer courses in Pediatric Critical care, Obstetrics, ACLS, Emergency Room and Critical Care Medicine.

The "Human Patient Simulator" (HPS) is a high fidelity, computer driven mannequin that can be programmed to have a variety of physiologic presentations based on physiologically accurate algorithms.   

Assistant Director
Stefanie Fischer, MD

Center Coordinator
Rachel Porter

Teaching Faculty
Greg Auzenne, MD
Gulshan Doulatram, MD
Lisa Farmer, MD
Stephanie Fischer, MD
Sean Funston, MD
Lynn Knox, MD
Tom McCammon, MD
Ed Sherwood, MD
Daneshvari Solanki, MD

Support Staff
Lori Huepers

Phone: 409-747-8790
Fax: 409-747-8791