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Albert & Debbie Taño Medical Simulation Center

The Albert and Debbie Taño Medical Simulation Center is a multidisciplinary education and research facility at FIU Medicine dedicated to advancing clinical training. The center delivers high‑quality, simulation‑based learning experiences that help healthcare learners build clinical competence, confidence, and teamwork skills in a safe and collaborative environment.

Through hands‑on training, deliberate practice, and evidence‑based simulation, the center supports medical education, research, and continuing professional development. Committed to innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration, we partner with faculty and community affiliates to promote clinical excellence and improve patient care.

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  • Virtual tour

    Our state-of-the-art Simulation Center features twenty Clinical Skills and assessment rooms including two high-fidelity, multi-purpose simulation suites. It houses two large procedural skills suites for demonstrations, simulation activities and didactic instruction.

    All Clinical Skills and assessment rooms, including the two high-fidelity, multi-purpose simulation suites, are equipped with pan-tilt-zoom cameras, a paging system and recording capabilities.

  • Standardized Patient program

    Our Standardized Patient (SP) program is a large component of the Medical Education curriculum that we provide to our students. SPs are “patient actors” who portray a patient’s story and personal affect; they are trained to simulate the signs and symptoms that a patient may display during a routine or specialized visit to their physician. SPs help our students connect what they learn in the classroom to real life situations that they will face in residency and beyond.

    SPs are key to the successful training and assessment of our students. With the help of our outstanding SPs, we are able to provide quality educational experiences to our students.

    How to apply to become an SP

    The position is open seasonally and during peak times in our Simulation Center. Please visit HR Careers page to apply. If you do not see the position listed and would still like to apply, please contact our Standardized Patient Educator, Adriana Bautista at adbautis@fiu.edu for more information.

  • External parties and Student interest groups

    The Simulation center is available to external parties and student interest groups. To book the center as an external party, please use the following form:

    Student interest groups

    Request a simulation session

Simulation Center Equipment

Explore our wide variety of simulators, task trainers, and opportunities for hands-on learning through SP interactions. Medical simulation provides an immersive, life-like experience in a safe, controlled environment, allowing learners to develop and refine their skills, build confidence, and gain competency—all without risk to real patients.

  • Adult Manikins
    • SimMan 3G
      • High fidelity patient simulator with state-of-the-art simulation technology designed to improve performance within a risk-free environment
    • Victoria & Noelle
      • Advanced Childbirth Simulator, designed to provide complete birthing experience before, during, and after delivery
    • Low Fidelity Manikin
    • Harvey
      • The Cardiopulmonary Patient Simulator realistically simulates nearly any cardiac disease at the touch of a button by varying blood pressure, pulses, heart sounds, murmurs and breath sounds
  • Pediatric Manikins
    • Premie HAL
      • Premature Infant Patient Simulator
    • Newborn HAL
    • Pediatric HAL
      • Pediatric HAL is the world's most advanced pediatric patient simulator and the first capable of simulating lifelike emotions through dynamic facial expressions, movement, and speech
    • Auscultation Trainer
      • Simulaids child heart and lungs sounds. This trainer emits the real-life recorded voice, lung, and heart sounds of a 4-year-old
    • Low Fidelity/Prop Infants
    • Super Tory
      • Active robotics: programmable movement of the limbs, mouth, and eyes 
      • Dynamic lung compliance with true ventilator support 
      • Supports real patient monitors and sensors 
      • Multiple vascular access sites for infusion and sampling
  • Task Trainers
    • TraumaMan- Surgical trauma training Manikin
    • CentraLineMan (Internal jugular, subclavian)
    • FemoraLine
    • TraumaChild
    • Thoracentesis
    • Paracentesis
    • Arthrocentesis Model
    • Laparoscopic Trainer
    • Intravenous/Venipuncture Arms
    • Arterial Blood Gas
    • Pelvic (male and female)
    • Rectal
    • Lumbar Puncture
    • Foley Catheter (male and female)
    • Breast
    • Eye
    • Ear
  • Ultrasound
    • GE Logiq P5
    • GE VSCAN portable ultrasound
    • Vimedix Ultrasound Simulator
    • Vimedix Ultrasound Simulator OB/GYN Package
    • Butterfly iQ
  • Other
    • EKG Machine