Female student wearing blue scrubs attending to high fidelity mannequin

Providing care to patients with increasingly complex challenges within an evolving health system requires a new approach to health science education. The Health Sciences Education and Research Commons (HSERC) is committed to equipping the next generation of health professionals with the skills to provide such care. 

HSERC is a shared resource comprising eight faculties with two essential parts. First, HSERC is home to interprofessional curriculum with a focus on supporting the development and evaluation of team-based learning experiences for all health science faculties. Second, HSERC has a suite of simulation learning environments and simulation services (e.g. Standardized Patient Program) to support curriculum development/delivery and education research.


 
 

  1. Nightmare on Main Street sounds wakeup call on patient safety

    November 06 2012

    It’s an appropriate topic for Halloween: the nightmare scenarios that can unfold when patient safety is not first and foremost in any health care setting. Nightmare on Main Street; wake up to patient safety, is the result of a partnership between the Health Sciences Education and Research Commons (HSERC), the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) and the Health Sciences Student Association (HSSA) at the University of Alberta. The event offers students from all health science faculties an opportunity to take part in simulation events that challenge them to identify and address patient safety concerns in both hospital and home care settings.

  2. Acting patient brings long-term benefits

    February 17 2012

    Angela Bokenfohr’s had schizophrenia, asthma, numerous ankle injuries, broken bones and bruises covering her entire body. But Bokenfohr isn’t short on luck– she works at the University of Alberta’s Standardized Patient Program (SPP) where portraying varying medical conditions is the name of the game.

  3. Breathing life into health team education

    February 16 2012

    “HELP! Please - I need HELP!” An urgent plea for help sounds from the student commons lobby in the University of Alberta’s Edmonton Clinic Health Academy. Four health science students chatting in a nearby hallway look at one another, drop what they’re doing and run. “I’m so glad you’re here.” A man in a baseball cap paces around a coffee table, wringing his hands, looking anxiously at the ground a few feet away from him.

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