Simulated Patients for Education, Assessment, & Research (SPEAR)
The SPEAR Center is the primary healthcare simulation resource for the healthcare training programs of Â鶹AV.
The Mission
To provide Â鶹AV health professions programs with the environment and expertise necessary to design, develop, implement, and evaluate high-quality simulation-based education.
The Vision
To serve as an internationally recognized and accredited center of excellence, leading both the application and discovery of best practices in health professions simulation to ensure a safe learning environment, conduct valid and reliable assessments, and advance research to, ultimately, improve patient safety and outcomes.
Teaching in Medical Education Simulation (TIMES)
Activity Scheduling Timeline & Contact
Please schedule by the following deadlines for priority consideration.
Spring Deadline
- October 15th
Summer Deadline
- February 15th
Fall Deadline
- May 15th
Contact Us
Spear Center
Health Sciences Campus
706-721-9945
1301 R.A. Dent Blvd
Â鶹AV, GA 30901
SPEAR Activity Scheduling Timeline & Contact
We serve many different disciplines including nursing, medicine, allied health, and dentistry.
We offer the full spectrum of simulation services including high fidelity simulation,
standardized patients, skills labs and procedural training. Course and faculty development
services are also available.
Experience the SPEAR | Virtual Tour
The Simulated Patient Education Research Center is the primary healthcare simulation resource for the healthcare training programs of Â鶹AV.
SPEAR Highlights
Addressing maternal mortality in rural Georgia| In the Wild
Maternal health and rural healthcare are two critical challenges facing Georgia—but what happens when these issues intersect?
Lakeside students practice real world skills at AU simulation center.
MCG's medical simulation course
Anesthesiology CME Network
Scenario teaches students to treat patients with intellectual disability
Portraying Patients at MCG
Dr. A.J. Kleinheksel earns advanced certification for simulation
News
MCG faculty member recognized for work in educational simulation
Georgia senators visit university, tour labs in bid to find solutions for rural health care staffing shortages
Â鶹AV Interdisciplinary Simulation Center celebrates Healthcare Simulation Week