Dennis and new co-host Noemi Rojas talk with Dr. Hoi Ho, Associate Academic Dean for Faculty Affairs & Develpment, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Paul L. Foster School of Medicine; and Claudia Cortez, rehabilitation counselor at TTUHSC Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. They talk about the Advanced Teaching & Assessment in Clinical Simulation (ATACS), the only accredited Center in Texas by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH). Over 100,000 deaths occur each year due to medical errors, and simulation centers could lead to the reduction of these deaths. Hear about how ATACS trains uses through virtual reality, manniquins, and volunteer "patients" known as "standardized patients." http://www.ttuhsc.edu/fostersom/atacs/
Aired Dec. 28, 2013.