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Elevate Healthcare’s Stacie Wood Appointed to NLN Foundation for Nursing Education Advisory Council

Elevate Healthcare is proud to announce that its Chief Nursing Officer, Stacie Wood, has been appointed to the National League for Nursing (NLN) Foundation …

Blog

Beyond the Manikin: Alternatives and Complements in Healthcare Simulation

Healthcare simulation is broader than many people outside the field realize. Manikins are often the most visible tool in a simulation program, but they …

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How Much Do Healthcare Simulation Manikins Cost? A Total-Cost-of-Ownership Guide

If you’ve searched for simulation manikin pricing online, you already know the answer is rarely straightforward. Vendors don’t publish list prices the way consumer …

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AWHONN 2026 Recap: Turning Readiness Into Action

Each year, AWHONN brings together a passionate community of women’s health, obstetric, and neonatal nurses committed to improving outcomes for mothers, newborns, and families. This …

Media Releases

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Elevate Healthcare and Paradigm Medical Systems Partner to Advance OB/GYN Task Training

Elevate Healthcare is partnering with Paradigm Medical Systems to bring Paradigm’s OB/GYN task trainer line to customers, expanding access to specialized trainers that support …

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Do Simulation Manikins Improve Patient Outcomes? What the Evidence Shows

Healthcare simulation is a significant institutional investment, and the people responsible for making and defending that investment need more than anecdote and intuition. They …

Customer Stories

University of Houston: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Clinical Skills Assessments

Jake Valentine, M.D., M.Ed.; Steven D Butler PhD, LP, CHSE, CHSOSUniversity of Houston – Center for Clinical Arts, Skills, and Experiential Learning (CASEL)Zoltan Fodroczi, …

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Manikin Buying Guide: 9 Questions to Ask Before You Pick a Vendor

Buying a simulation manikin is not like buying most capital equipment. The decision affects your curriculum, faculty workflows, accreditation reporting, learner experiences, and ultimately the …

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Choosing the Right Healthcare Simulation Manikin: A Step-by-Step Playbook

Choosing a healthcare simulation manikin is one of the most consequential decisions a simulation program makes, and it’s also one of the most commonly …

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Inside a Patient Simulator: How Healthcare Simulation Manikins Work

Most educators who work with simulation manikins every day have a solid understanding of what they can do. Fewer have a clear picture of …

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High-Fidelity Manikins vs. High-Fidelity Simulation: What’s the Difference?

There’s a question that comes up frequently in simulation planning conversations, especially when programs are evaluating equipment investments or building new simulation capabilities: Do …

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Simulation Manikins 101: What They Are, What They’re Called, and Why They Matter

Ask ten educators what they call the mannequin in their sim lab, and you’ll get ten different answers: patient simulator, task trainer, high-fidelity manikin, …

Webinars

The Real Sim Center: Louisville

WEBINAR The Real Sim Center, Louisville Rethinking SP Roles at Louisville’s Clinical Simulation Center  Watch On-Demand How a three‑person core team and a 50‑SP pool power high‑volume OSCEs, …

Webinars

Simulation in Action: Centre for Advanced Medical Simulation at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology – Episode 3 

WEBINAR Simulation in Action: Centre for Advanced Medical Simulation at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology – Episode 3  Building the Future: Digital Twins, AI, and VR …

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SSH Virtual Learning Lab: SPs & OSCEs

WEBINAR Standardized Patients & OSCEs: What’s Working, What’s Hard  A practical look at where SP-driven OSCEs deliver real value, where they break down, and what programs …

Newsletters

Q1 2026

Behind every simulation session is a team of educators, clinicians, technicians, and innovators working to advance healthcare education. The Ascent, our quarterly customer newsletter, is …

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Inside the Craftsmanship Behind Clinical Readiness

In healthcare education, the quality of preparation is often determined long before a learner ever steps into a real clinical environment. It begins where …

Webinars

Simulation in Action: Centre for Advanced Medical Simulation at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Episode 2

WEBINAR Simulation in Action: Centre for Advanced Medical Simulation at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology – Episode 2  Building Collaborative Practice Through IPE Watch On-Demand See how the …

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From Classroom to Bedside: Simulation’s Role in Nursing’s Next Chapter

WEBINAR From Classroom to Bedside: Simulation’s Role in Nursing’s Next Chapter  Watch On-Demand Discover how Carleton University’s new School of Nursing and Elevate Healthcare are using simulation …

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The Real Sim Center: AVI-SPL

WEBINAR The Real Sim Center: AVI-SPL – Special AV Episode  AV Design for Simulation: What Every Sim Center Needs to Know   Watch On-Demand A deep-dive conversation on audio-visual design …