$56 Million, Interprofessional Research Facility Will Replace Former Miami Dolphins Training Complex
FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – From the mid-1990s until the summer of 2021, the Miami Dolphins NFL franchise honed their skills for the gridiron on Nova Southeastern University’s Davie campus in what was then a state-of-art football training facility.
It seems only fitting that with the Dolphins’ relocation to a new facility adjoining their stadium that their former digs would continue its legacy in training: This time in the form of educating dynamic health care leaders.
NSU Health’s Interprofessional Simulation Complex will provide cutting-edge technology and advanced training for students across all health care disciplines. Open 24/7, this facility will help train people in multiple fields, including health care, law, technology and business.
“There’s not another one like it in the state of Florida,” said NSU President and CEO George L. Hanbury II, adding that the center should open in spring 2024.
On Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at Noon, NSU will hold a special ceremony announcing this bold health care endeavor on its Fort Lauderdale/Davie Campus.
At NSU Health’s SimCom, the combination of teamwork and technology will augment the educational experience, enrich clinical training, and accelerate medical innovations. The $56 million, 107,000-square-foot interprofessional complex will be used by NSU students, community groups, health care corporations, and practicing physicians for advanced training exercises, research, equipment demonstrations, and surgical scenarios.
The NSU Health SimCom will offer more than 105 simulation spaces, including:
- 3-D modeling/animation
- Virtual, augmented, and mixed reality
- Holograms
- 16 human and fresh tissue stations
- Operating rooms
- Team-scenario venues
- Inpatient skills labs
- Outpatient exam rooms
As the world continues to change and our health care needs continue to increase, we are challenged with threats we would not have dreamed of only four years ago. The potential of future global pandemics and a national physician shortage were once cautionary tales. Today, these realities inform every decision we make – as medical educators and as individuals with families. We are all the eventual consumers of the health care ecosystem that NSU is building, and NSU simulation complex is an innovative step to addressing the imminent and futures needs of the health care industry.
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About Nova Southeastern University (NSU): At NSU, students don’t just get an education, they get the competitive edge they need for real careers, real contributions and real life. A dynamic, private research university, NSU is providing high-quality educational and research programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree levels. Established in 1964, the university includes 14 colleges, the “theme park” for start-ups, scale-ups , and entrepreneurs, the Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation, the 215,000-square-foot Center for Collaborative Research, the private PK1-12 grade University School, the world-class NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, and the Alvin Sherman Library, Research and Information Technology Center, one of Florida’s largest public libraries. NSU students learn at our campuses in Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Miramar, Orlando, Palm Beach, and Tampa, Florida, as well as San Juan, Puerto Rico, and online globally. With more than 200,000 alumni across the globe, the reach of the NSU community is worldwide. Classified as having “high research activity” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, NSU is one of only 59 universities nationwide to also be awarded Carnegie’s Community Engagement Classification, and is also the largest private institution in the United States that meets the U.S. Department of Education’s criteria as a Hispanic-serving Institution. Please visit www.nova.edu for more information.
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