Ghazvini Center for Healthcare Education building.

Ghazvini Center for Healthcare Education

Your Healthcare Career Starts Here

TCC's Ghazvini Center devotes more than 85,000 square feet of learning space to:

  • Emergency medical services
  • Nursing
  • Radiologic technology
  • Respiratory care
  • Pharmacy technology
  • Surgical technology

The Center is located in the heart of Tallahassee's medical corridor next to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, and it is equipped with cutting-edge technology that allows students to strengthen and apply their skills in simulated real-time settings.

The Center houses classrooms, conference rooms, an onsite Library and Learning Commons, laboratory spaces, an accredited simulation center, a computer lab, and administrative offices.

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Simulation Center

Simulation hospital room at Ghazvini center.

Welcome to the Simulation Center.

Our simulation center is comprised of two wings and is located on the second (main) floor of the Ghazvini Center for Healthcare Education. These state-of-the-art facilities are used for training future and current healthcare professionals.

There is a total of twelve simulation rooms, seven control rooms, two HeartCode® rooms, and six debriefing rooms. The simulation suites are designed as hospital rooms and provide real-life simulated experiences for the students in the Nursing, Emergency Medical Services, Respiratory Care, and Dental Health programs. Each hospital room is equipped with the latest generation of Gaumard, CAE, or Laerdal Patient Simulators. Each manikin is unique and presents different features for training our students on specific skills.

There are 28 adult, two pediatric, three infant, and one maternal simulators. These simulators allow staff to present different scenarios to students to practice caring for patients with various health conditions in a safe zone to improve patient safety and prepare students to provide care in clinical settings.

In addition to the patient simulators, four complete HeartCode® systems allow students to obtain BLS and ACLS certification for healthcare providers.

*If you have any questions or would like to reserve the Simulation Center, please contact Sheila Chapel.

Benefits of Simulation:

  • Orients students to new equipment/procedures
  • Promotes critical thinking without the potential for patient harm
  • Enhances technical skills without risks to patients
  • Provides a means of patient-centered interdisciplinary training
  • Allows identification and provision of appropriate care for rare conditions
  • Enhances the ability to prioritize care
  • Allows for evaluation of patient response to care provided
  • Improves patient safety and outcomes in a supportive environment

Simulators

 

Courses Offered

Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers

Course Type: American Heart Association

Description: 

This course is recommended for Healthcare Professionals requiring BLS certification. The HeartCode® BLS program is an official, self-paced, comprehensive e-learning program from the American Heart Association® (AHA) designed to be used without personal instructional assistance. It reflects the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. HeartCode® is a self-paced instructional eLearning program that utilizes eSimulation technology to allow students to treat patients in virtual settings. Students will apply their knowledge to real-time decision-making and skills development. Feedback is provided immediately after each simulation to facilitate learning about basic life support. The student will receive an AHA BLS for Healthcare providers completion card upon completion.

Cost: Initial or Renewal - $78

Course Length: Self-paced. Usual length is four hours.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support - ACLS

Course Type: American Heart Association

Description: 

This course is recommended for Healthcare Professionals requiring ACLS certification. The HeartCode® ACLS program is an official, self-paced, comprehensive e-learning program from the American Heart Association® (AHA) designed to be used without personal instructional assistance. It reflects the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. HeartCode® is a self-paced instructional eLearning program that utilizes eSimulation technology to allow students to treat patients in virtual settings. Students will apply their knowledge to real-time decision-making and skills development. Feedback is provided immediately after each simulation to facilitate learning about basic and advanced life support. The student will receive an AHA ACLS for Healthcare providers card upon completion.

Cost: Initial or Renewal - $175 (ACLS card required as proof for renewal)

Course Length: Self-paced. Usual length is eight hours.

Contact Us

Simulation Center

Sheila Chapel, MBA, CHSE
Director of Simulation Program
Sheila.Chapel@tcc.fl.edu | (850) 558-4561 | Fax:(850) 558-4510

Glenn Shellahamer, BS
Simulation and IT Specialist
Glenn.Shellahamer@tcc.fl.edu | (850) 558-4575 | Fax: (850) 558-4510

 

 

Simulation Technicians

(850) 558-4535

Loren Williams
Loren.Williams@tcc.fl.edu  

Amy Pagano
Amy.Pagano@tcc.fl.edu 

Fredrica Jenkins
Fredrica.Jenkins@tcc.fl.edu 

Location

Ghazvini Library

(850) 558-4537  
gchellc@tcc.fl.edu
Staffed Hours
Mon-Fri: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.