ISIS - Mission Statement

 

 

The Institute for Surgical and Interventional Simulation has, as its primary goal, to provide leadership in the use of simulation technologies to improve the quality of health care education and improve patient safety and outcomes. ISIS will seek highly collaborative alliances in selected projects with other educational and health care delivery systems with similar interests in simulation. The primary impact of ISIS will be upon the citizens of the State of Washington and the greater WWAMI region. Through its research and education efforts and publication of results, ISIS will also have a strong influence and potential impact upon providers and patients in a global fashion.

 

The Institute for Surgical and Interventional Simulation at the University of Washington is changing the way that health care professionals are taught. Instead of the century-old method of “see one, do one, teach one,” ISIS uses simulation, where performance can be measured, validated,and perfected in a controlled and safe environment.

ISIS is another step in a technology-driven shift to make medical procedures safer and with better outcomes for patients by increasing safety and minimizing error.

 

ISIS increases efficiency
Simulations provide medical students and physicians with opportunities to practice specifi c skills or procedures at any time. Exercises can be conducted repeatedly, creating a high level of precision – shortening the time required to complete a procedure and improving patient safety.

ISIS builds proficiency
Simulations can be used to attain profi ciency for procedures that are encountered infrequently enough that developing expertise is diffi cult, but frequently enough to present a serious challenge to the practitioner and a high risk event in the life of a patient.

ISIS improves outcomes
Because the curricula are designed to capture data on performance and to immediately provide feedback, ISIS allows students and physicians to train in a safe environment and reduce or eliminate errors.

ISIS improves the quality of education
This highly realistic training produces well prepared graduates. The quality of the training is ensured through the use of a controlled environment with validated curricula developed by our multidisciplinary faculty experts.

ISIS enhances combined team communications
By providing detailed debriefings of filmed scenario performance, members of different medical disciplines learn the importance of proper communication skills to enhance patient safety.

ISIS creates new technologies and conducts valuable research.
By aligning 15 medical disciplines with the talents of other schools within the University of Washington, ISIS is a leader in simulation. ISIS serves as the simulation hub of Pacifi c Northwest. As the only medical school in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho (WWAMI) region, ISIS provides medical training to a diverse and remote population. Its alliances with the University of British Columbia and the Oregon Health & Science University create a signifi cant simulation network.