Tulane Simulation Mission
The mission of the Tulane Center for Advanced Medical Simulation and Team Training is to develop training to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare, improve education, reduce medical error to improve patient safety, allow for multidisciplinary research, provide an environment for healthcare development, and set a standard for national education, training, and certification.
Our Credo
Keep scenarios confidential, so others may also learn. Debriefing is not personal; it's part of learning. Open up and share; it's kept private. Treat others with respect. Staff, faculty, facilitators, and participants are here to do their best every day. Speak up when you have concerns; we are here to support everyone equally and maximize your learning. Our collective goals: increase knowledge, improve skills, achieve patient safety.
Director's Message
Tulane Simulation is now in our 17th year of simulation-based education, training, and assessment. More than 260,000 learners across more than 10,000 simulation course sessions have come through our doors. This is part of the reason we were named in Becker’s Hospital Review Hospital and health system simulation and education program to know in 2026.
Our full-time team of six simulation experts is supported by two part-time physician champions. Dr. Kevin Harrell, FACS, is our Simulation Surgical Director, and Dr. Ben Rothwell is our Simulation Medical Director.
Our professional-level portfolio of courses has grown and now includes certifications such as ACLS, BLS, PALS, FES, FLS, ATLS, and TeamSTEPPS Master Trainer courses. This year, we are supporting our Department of Family Medicine by adding a new certification open to all providers, as one of the national training centers for the PRIME POCUS courses.
In December 2025, the textbook I edited along with Jamie Robertson, PhD, from Harvard University and Amy Nakajima, MD, from the University of Ottawa, was published and will add to the rich simulation-based education for educators worldwide. Check out Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Educating Providers to Care for a Diverse Patient Population from Springer Nature.
We welcome any custom course ideas and never turn down an opportunity to work with any healthcare group to improve training and education and positively impact your patient safety efforts. Reach out to us to partner today.
Jennifer Calzada, MA MPH, CHSE, FSSH
Director of Simulation