Arcade I: Surgical Simulation
The main entrance of the simulation center is known as Arcade I or the skills arcade. While you won’t find any pinball machines here, you will find several cabinets that contain a series of surgical simulators. These simulators allow surgical trainees to practice laparoscopic techniques that will eventually be utilized in the operating room. The simulator exercises include the bean drop, rope drill, peg transfer, and culminate in suturing stations. The various exercises allow users to develop better hand to eye coordination and depth perception as well as practice their knot tying and suturing skills. The stations are equipped with surgical tools as found in the actual operating room, complete with laparoscopic cameras.
In addition, the skills arcade also holds a number of virtual reality trainers which allow the learner to perform a virtual operation using a combination of tools and screen-based simulation.
Lastly, this particular area holds a computer lab with several hospital workstations. This lab offers a convenient location for learners to work on virtual patient modules, watch videos from our surgical library, or just catch up on some work.
