December 11, 2008

The UAB Schools of Nursing and Health Professions are hosting an open house of their clinical simulation laboratories, mannequins and equipment. The open house will take place Friday, December 12 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the UAB School of Nursing, 1701 University Blvd. The UAB Schools of Nursing and School of Health Professions are leaders in the use of technology for teaching and learning, and their clinical simulation laboratories feature state-of-the-art human simulators and other high-tech teaching tools.

Visuals will include Noelle, a female robotic mannequin simulator, which gives birth,  and Hal, an infant robotic mannequin that can be resuscitated. Students will also be learning how to give injections on real-feeling, life-sized mannequins.