Whether the medical practitioner is a new resident, an ICU nurse, a young battlefield medic, or an experienced surgeon, the traditional method of learning a new technique is to observe or read about a new technique, then attempt it on a patient. Contemporary technology is making it possible for physicians and caregivers to practice some high risk techniques on simulators. However, these simulators are rarely sophisticated enough to provide a realistic experience that immerses the trainee in realism that replicates the psychological pressures of a true procedure.

CIMIT’s Simulation Program is focused on creating effective, realistic training tools so that doctors, nurses, medics and first responders can practice on systems that teach and evaluate their performance using relevant metrics, so that simulator-based learning can transfer to bedside.  Projects like COMETS, an interactive, full body trauma casualty system that reacts autonomously to an extensive range of situations, allow medics and first responders to access and practice treatments involving complex medical conditions in environments that are similar to where care will be given.

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CIMIT-Supported Simulation Solutions

Design and build a physiologically realistic mannequin to train first responders to perform chest tube insertion and prevent a leading cause of battlefield deaths

Develop a system to teach surgeons to laparoscopic skills

Create an interactive, full body-trauma casualty system that behaves autonomously to provide realistic training for army medics and civilian first-responders

Design a powerful and interactive tool for real-time incident preparedness, training, and coordination of efforts between medical responders, hospitals, local, state, and federal agencies

Develop a straightforward, realistic smallpox inoculation training system that accurately replicates the feel and responses of traditional smallpox inoculation

» View all CIMIT-Funded Projects.

Contact Haleh Armian, CIMIT Senior Manager, Business Development for more information regarding Commercialization Opportunities.

Recent Publications by CIMIT Investigators
INVESTIGATOR/AUTHOR	PUBLICATION	ARTICLE	DATE
Dawson, S.L., Gould, D.A.	The Lancet 369: 1671-1673	Procedural Simulation's Developing Role in Medicine	May 19, 2007
Scerbo, M.W., Dawson, S.L.	Simulation in Healthcare 2 (4): 224-230	High Fidelity, High Performance?	2007
Allard, J., Cotin, S., Faure, F., Bensoussan, P. J., Poyer, F., Duriez, C., Delingette, H., Grisoni, L.	Stud Health Technol Inform 125:13-8	SOFA – An Open Source Framework for Medical Simulation	2007
Wu. X., Allard, J., Cotin, S.	Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv Int Conf 10:557-65	Reat-Time Modeling of Vascular Flow for Angiography Simulation	2007
Dequidt, J., Lenoir, J., Cotin, S.	Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv Int Conf	Interactive Contacts Resolution Using Smooth Surface Representation	2007

Simulation Program at the CIMIT Forum and Past Events
EVENT	DATE	SPEAKERS	DETAIL
Forum: The Future of Simulation	May 20, 2008	Bryan Bergeron, MD, President, Archetype Technologies, Inc. Dwight Meglan, PhD, SimQuest	• The Future of SImulation • Surgical Simulation: It's Not Only for Training

Simulation Program News
ARTICLE TITLE	PUBLICATION	DATE
RISD people demonstrate what they do, including developing a life-like medical training mannequin.	The Providence Journal	Apr. 12, 2009
Practice Makes Perfect From life-sized, interactive mannequins to virtual reality systems, simulators are transforming medical training	Design News	Dec. 8, 2008
Make a Mistake, and This Mannequin Dies in Battle	Boston Globe	Dec. 26, 2007
Dr. Steve Dawson, Simulation Program Create Simulated Patients for Army Trauma Medical Training	NECN (Page no longer available)	Nov. 29, 2007
VIRGIL, device developed in Simulation Program, lauded by Army general	CIMIT Press Release	Aug. 2007
Simulation lab receives $2 million grant	CIMIT Press Release	Aug. 2007

Video: Channel 5 Chronicle - The Human Body COMETS Segment

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