Miami Dade College (MDC) Medical Campus in the heart of Miami’s Health District, the new five-story, 135,000 square-foot facility accommodates the continued growth of some of the college’s most in-demand programs. An advanced medical simulation center occupies the building’s entire third floor, enabling students to gain essential hands-on experience working in a variety of clinical environments, including surgery, labor and delivery, primary care and home health care. It features 15 hospital/patient rooms with high-fidelity mannequins, a simulated ambulance, a simulated one-bedroom apartment, 10 exam rooms where students will interact with actors specially trained to portray patients, a virtual reality space and debrief rooms where students and faculty gather to review just-completed exercises. This project was designed by Harvard Jolly Architecture in collaboration with Kahler Slater.
In addition to the simulation center, the Center for Learning, Innovation and Simulation (CLIS) includes:
- Learning Environments (Classrooms) – active learning, tiered classrooms, and collaborative break out areas
- Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Chemistry, Microbiology & Hematology)
- Histology Laboratory
- Physical Therapy Area
- Respiratory Therapy Area
- Nursing Skills Laboratory (RN-BSN)
- Physician Assistant Area
- Medical Assistant Tech Space
- Simulation Center
- Public Environments
- Building Facilities Services Space