The National Modeling and Simulation Coalition (NM&SC), sponsored by the NTSA, will hold its 2018 National Meeting September 25-26 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Interprofessional Experiential Center for Enduring Learning (iEXCEL) in Omaha, Nebraska. The meeting will focus on Improving Human Performance and Effectiveness and will feature presentations from...
Jump Simulation, a part of OSF Innovation, will receive a $400,000 grant from the PNC Foundation to expand its STEAM (Science, Technology, Art, Engineering and Math) education program to students who are patients at OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois. PNC Bank also pledged $100,000 to sponsor the Angel Ball,...
The United States Navy chose Xebec, a Pinnacle Solutions and CAE USA joint venture, as one of the small business prime contractors on the Training Systems IV multiple award contract. Xebec will pursue U.S. Department of Defense simulation and training programs and facilitate opportunities to help Pinnacle grow market...
Four Purdue University biomedical engineering students developed an anatomically correct, hands-on breastfeeding simulator system to assist the training of perinatal nurses and professionals for their senior design project. The idea came from Tina Babbitt, an Indiana Perinatal Network nurse and lactation consultant, who brought the need for better breastfeeding training...
Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Maverick Family Nursing Simulation Center received provisional accreditation by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH). The provisional accreditation means that Minnesota State Mankato’s nursing simulation center is accredited for two years. At the end of that period, the University will apply for full accreditation status...
CAE says it will invest C$1 billion over the next five years in innovation to stay at the forefront of the training industry. One of the main objectives of the investment is to fund Project Digital Intelligence, a digital transformation project to develop the next generation training solutions for aviation,...
CAE says it will invest C$1 billion over the next five years in innovation to stay at the forefront of the training industry. One of the main objectives of the investment is to fund Project Digital Intelligence, a digital transformation project to develop the next generation training solutions for...
Revenues from education and training programs based on hands on, experiential learning or serious games are rapidly climbing and will hit $3.5 billion in 2018, according to industry analyst firm Metaari. In fact, Metaari predicts a 37.1 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for game-based learning products over the...
CAE won a contract from the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to deliver a CAE 700MR Series NH90 flight training device (FTD) to the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF). CAE will also provide long-term maintenance and support services upon delivery of the simulator to RNZAF Base Ohakea in...
Tulane University School of Medicine says it is one of the first in the country to launch a new hybrid emergency medical technician training course that gives future paramedics flexible options to complete part of their coursework online. Most of the students taking the new class have jobs in emergency response...