Improving teamwork, communication, & leadership through research-driven training. Helping clinicians around the world become better instructors & debriefers Using simulation to improve safety, quality and education in healthcare since 1993. THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY AND HEALTHCARE QUALITY BY USING SIMULATION FOR EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND RESEARCH. THE CENTER FOR MEDICAL SIMULATION (CMS) PROVIDES WORLD-CLASS HEALTHCARE SIMULATION FOR A BROAD SPECTRUM OF PROVIDERS AND APPLICATIONS. HANDS-ON SIMULATION HELPS TEAMS AND INDIVIDUALS DEVELOP PREPAREDNESS AND INSIGHT THAT IS BEST LEARNED AND PRACTICED IN REALISTIC CONDITIONS. CMS WAS ONE OF THE WORLD'S FIRST HEALTHCARE SIMULATION CENTERS AND CONTINUES TO BE A GLOBAL LEADER IN THE FIELD. CMS IS APPROVED BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS (ACS) AS A LEVEL 1-ACCREDITED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE, AND IS ENDORSED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS (ASA).