Education & Training Facilities
As health care continues to evolve, the various modes of training health care professionals are ever-changing as well. Clinical simulation allows learners to experience realistic healthcare settings utilizing patient manikins and advanced technology in a safe environment. By seeing and experiencing real-time outcomes, learners gain powerful insight while learning specific techniques and procedures.
Our training facilities provide for a variety of hands-on, knowledge in action opportunities which supplement more traditional learning mechanisms including lectures, apprenticeships and practice-based learning.
Simulation Training Center
The Simulation Training Center (STC) supports professional development and patient safety by providing opportunities for the learning and practice of procedural skills with the use of high-fidelity patient simulators (manikins), and partial task trainers.
Professional Development Center
The Professional Development Center (PDC) is the home of the Standardized Patient Program. Standardized patients are individuals trained to authentically portray medical patients for the purpose of clinical skills practice and assessment.
Center for the Future of Surgery
At the Center for the Future of Surgery (CFS), surgeons and scientists are advancing surgical techniques by investigating, developing, testing and teaching procedures that will revolutionize the field of surgery.
Student-Run Free Clinic
We provide respectful, empowering, high quality health care for the underserved while inspiring the next generation of health professionals.
Medical Teaching Laboratories
The Medical Teaching Laboratories (MTL) provide multi-functional laboratory spaces to support core course curriculum.
Anatomy Lab
The Anatomy Lab provides medical students with hand-on traning lessons in anatomy, organ physiology, and basic neurology.
Clinical Training Sites
UC San Diego School of Medicine trainees have access to a variety of clinical sites throughout San Diego in which to learn, grow and thrive.