The idea is simple: practice makes perfect.
Doctors, surgeons and other medical professionals in the Medical Center are training for any medical scenario imaginable with the use of hi-tech mannequins. But how true to life are they, and what are the benefits?
The main goal is to save lives and the doctor leading the way is Dr. Jennifer Arnold.
“When you’re in a crisis, you have to learn how to work as a team,” she said.
Arnold is the medical director of the Simulation Center at Texas Children’s Hospital. The SIM program allows medical personnel to train for a multitude of scenarios. She says it’s here where mistakes are welcome.
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