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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 designed to support that work—bringing you updates, ideas, and resources to help strengthen your programs and elevate learner outcomes.
This edition comes at an exciting time as we celebrate 30 years of advancing healthcare simulation and continue expanding the ways we support your work—from new learning programs and upcoming events to the launch of our new online store featuring Blue Phantom and Medicor solutions.
Inside, you’ll find practical insights, upcoming opportunities to connect with our team, and ways to explore new tools designed to support real-world clinical training.
Thank you for being part of the journey—we’re proud to continue building the future of simulation with you.
Simulation Solutions, Now Available Online

Explore ultrasound and clinical skills trainers from Blue Phantom and Medicor.
Elevate Healthcare now offers a new way to explore and purchase simulation solutions online. Our new online store features Blue Phantom ultrasound trainers and Medicor clinical skills trainers designed to support procedural education, hands-on learning, and simulation-based training.
For a limited time, select Blue Phantom products are available as bundled solutions built around real clinical procedures, including vascular access, regional anesthesia, biopsy, thoracentesis, FAST trauma, and spine procedures.
📅 Bundle savings available through June 30, 2026
✔ Save 15% on select Blue Phantom bundles
✔ Simplify purchasing with procedure-focused training solutions
✔ Support realistic, high-fidelity clinical education
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Education that Moves Learning into Action

The demands on academic and healthcare organizations are changing fast. New faculty and staff need support. Simulation programs are expanding. Accreditation expectations continue to evolve. Technology is often underused. Teams are stretched, and leaders are expected to show measurable impact.
That is where Elevate Learning Institute can help. We offer programs designed to support teams, strengthen performance, improve utilization, and move learning into action.
Our programs include:
✅️Product and Technical Training to help teams maximize simulation investments through hands-on product education, technical competency, optimized workflows, troubleshooting skills, and improved equipment utilization.
✅️Experiential Learning to build judgment, confidence, and practical application through realistic, hands-on education for simulation operations.
✅️Outcomes-Based Education to connect knowledge to confident application and support workforce development.
✅️Achieve Consulting supports operational excellence, accreditation, simulation program development, leadership, and tailored solutions.
Whether you are developing faculty, preparing students for practice, onboarding clinical teams, improving patient safety, strengthening a simulation program, or aligning strategy to organizational goals, Elevate Learning Institute provides practical guidance, targeted education, and partnership designed to move learning into action
Contact [email protected] to explore how Elevate Learning Institute can support your organization.
Driving Outcomes in Moments That Matter
When every decision can shape the outcome, preparation must be intentional, practical, and guided by experience.
In partnership with Sarasota County Fire Department, Elevate Healthcare recently led a high-impact mass casualty exercise designed to help EMS and public safety teams prepare for complex, high-pressure situations. The exercise combined high-fidelity simulators, standardized patients, real-world rescue tools, and advanced moulage.
Through Elevate’s Achieve Consulting Program, participants strengthened critical skills including clinical judgment, communication, teamwork, role clarity, and confidence under pressure.
“When the unimaginable occurs, your ability to respond relies on the foundations you have established ahead of the event. Achieve strengthens systems, sharpens readiness, and enables confident response when every second matters.”
— Stacie Wood, Chief Nursing Officer, Elevate Healthcare
Our Elevate Healthcare Learning Institute clinicians and educators’ partner with academic institutions, hospitals, and EMS organizations to support operational excellence, leadership development, program development, and accreditation readiness, turning goals into practical strategies, meaningful learning experiences, and measurable outcomes.
When the goal is readiness, outcomes, and sustainability, trust and partnership matter. Achieve helps organizations build the capability, confidence, competence, and resiliency to perform when it matters most.
Contact [email protected] to start the conversation.

We Want to Hear From You
Over the coming weeks, you will receive a customer a satisfaction survey from us.
Your feedback will help us better understand how we’re supporting your organization across areas like products, service, quality, and overall experience. The insights gathered will help guide future improvements and ensure we continue delivering the level of partnership our customers expect.
Participation is completely voluntary, and all responses will remain confidential through our survey partner.
Thank you for your continued partnership and support.💫
Employee Spotlight: Gerald Martin

If you’ve ever called in for support, there’s a good chance you’ve heard Gerald Martin on the other end of the line. Known for his calm, patient approach, and genuine care for every customer he helps, Gerald has been a steady and trusted voice on our team.
Behind that voice is a remarkable career spanning more than 40 years across military aviation, simulation systems, and healthcare technology. He’s brought that depth of experience into every interaction, making even the most complex issues feel manageable and approachable.
What truly sets Gerald apart is his compassion. He takes the time to listen, to understand, and to make sure every customer feels confident before the call ends. Whether he’s guiding someone through a difficult issue or supporting a teammate, Gerald shows up with professionalism, kindness, and a willingness to help.
As Gerald prepares to retire this August, we want to thank him for his years of service, his dedication, and the countless people he’s helped along the way. In retirement, he’s looking forward to spending more time with family and enjoying the outdoors—well-earned after a career defined by hard work and service to others.
Upcoming Events & Webinars
Stay connected with Elevate Healthcare this spring and summer as we join leading industry events and host conversations focused on innovation, simulation, and healthcare education. Here’s where you can connect with our team in the coming months:
Webinar
Simulation in Action: Innovation in the Digital Realm
📅 May 26 | 1PM ET
Join Elevate Healthcare and the Centre for Advanced Medical Simulation (CAMS) at NAIT for Episode 3 of our Simulation in Action webinar series. Explore how CAMS is leveraging digital twins, AI, VR, and in-house biomedical innovation to shape the future of healthcare simulation and create psychologically safe learning environments.
🔗Register Now
Tradeshows & Events
AWHONN 2026
📍 Orlando, Florida
📅 June 6-10
Join us at AWHONN 2026 to explore Lucina and Luna, our maternal and neonatal simulation solutions designed to strengthen obstetric and newborn training through realistic, high-fidelity experiences.
INACSL 2026
📍 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
📅 June 10-13
Join us at INACSL as we showcase Evo, Evo AuRA, and LearningSpace with Ehli—solutions designed to advance realism, streamline assessment, and support scalable simulation delivery.
SESAM 2026.
📍 Lyon, France
📅 June 17-19
Meet us at SESAM to explore innovative simulation technologies that support operational efficiency, high-fidelity learning, and consistent learner assessment.
ASPE 2026
📍 St. Louis, Missouri
📅 June 21-24
See how LearningSpace, Ehli and Evo AuRA are helping programs strengthen standardized patient methodology, assessment consistency, and clinical skills training.
📌Stay Connected
Visit our Events Page regularly to stay up to date on upcoming webinars, events, and opportunities to connect with the Elevate Healthcare team.
Want to Be Featured or Have an Idea for Us?
Have a success story, simulation tip, or something exciting you’d like to share? Or is there a topic you’d love to see covered in a future issue? We’d love to hear from you.
📩Send your submissions and ideas to: [email protected]