The 3,000-square-foot in-hospital simulation facility allows health care team members to train during the day or before or after regular hours. Send an inquiry about hosting an event at the Multidisciplinary Simulation Center using the contact button at the top of the page.

One-way glass allows instructors to observe simulation sessions from the control room and manage simulators and audiovisual equipment. The control room houses:

• Computer operating systems for each simulator
• Audio-video controls and monitors for the simulation center and classroom
• Simulation data and video integration, annotation, evaluation, and storage platform
• Individual wireless microphones for simulation participants

The use of simulation practice footage to debrief participants is especially effective for adult learners.

Equipment

The Multidisciplinary Simulation Center in Arizona lets learners develop crucial skills on high-fidelity simulators, virtual reality equipment, and specialized task trainers.

High-fidelity simulation equipment includes:

• Adult and pediatric high-fidelity simulator
• Endovascular simulator

Virtual reality equipment includes:

• 3-D ultrasound trainer
• 3-D virtual surgical trainers
• Gastrointestinal endoscopy and flexible bronchoscopy trainers
• Virtual human dissection table

Task trainers include:

• Auscultation trainer
• Airway trainer
• Blue phantom arm
• Bronchoscope trainer
• Central line trainer
• Colonoscopy trainer
• Cricoid head
• Epidural trainer
• Female and male catheterization trainers
• Femoral vessels and nerves
• Fire and fire extinguisher simulator
• IV trainer (hand and arm)
• IV trainer (whole arm)
• Interscalene/supraclavicular block trainer
• Intraosseous infusion
• Knee aspiration trainer
• Lumbar puncture trainer
• Paracentesis ultrasound
• Pericardiocentesis trainer
• PICC line
• Simulab thoracentesis ultrasound trainer
• Vascular ultrasound blocks
• Venipuncture pad

Training rooms

Training rooms at the Multidisciplinary Simulation Center in Arizona include:

• Classroom
• Emergency department and intensive care unit
• Operating room
• Laparoscopic skills laboratory
• Medical-surgical room
• Procedural and outpatient room

The Center for Procedural Innovation includes two 4,000-square-foot bioskills labs on the Mayo Clinic in Arizona campus. These labs combine high-fidelity simulation, hands-on education, and advanced technology to improve patient care through training with cadavers and other anatomical models.

While both labs are used interchangeably to support a wide range of procedural training, CPI-Phoenix, located in the Integrated Education and Research Building (IERB), primarily serves Mayo Clinic-led education and research. CPI-Scottsdale, based in the Collaborative Research Building (CRB), is geared toward external partnerships and provides a flexible space for bioskills training, surgical innovation, and product development.

Interested in a tour or hosting an event? Contact the CPI team or visit the CPI-Scottsdale website to explore rental opportunities for your next event. 

Services

• Surgical and procedural training support: Our facility provides the equipment, supplies, and on-site staff to support a wide range of procedural and surgical training experiences.
• Anatomical models: Our facility offers a wide range of anatomical models to support hands-on training across various specialties and skill levels including cadavers, synthetic and biologic task trainers, and standardized patients.
• Advanced imaging and 3D modeling: CT/MRI scans can be combined with 3D scanning and interactive anatomy platforms to create detailed, case-specific models that deepen understanding and enhance procedural planning.
• Immersive and remote learning: Livestream from the lab, record procedures, or connect with remote faculty to expand access to expert training anywhere.
• Recording capabilities: Simulations and training can be recorded for real-time review, coaching, and personalized feedback.

Facilities and equipment

• Classrooms (Phoenix and Scottsdale): Flexible, tech-enabled spaces for up to 40–48 participants, with modular furniture, writable walls, wall-mounted monitors, ceiling cameras, and full teleconferencing for livestreaming and remote instruction.
• Procedural skills labs (Phoenix and Scottsdale): Eight fully equipped surgical stations with overhead lighting, suction, medical gas, and 50-amp power. Includes livestreaming capabilities and on-site cadaver storage for up to 18 whole body donors.
• CT and MRI Access (Phoenix): Advanced imaging located steps from the lab enables donor scans for personalized training and case-based research.
• Microsurgical Lab (Scottsdale): Features 11 tabletop-mounted microscopes, high-speed drills, and a digital routing system with six monitors for real-time viewing and instruction.
• Available equipment includes: Surgical instruments, power tools, ultrasound, mobile C-arm, navigation systems, and arthroscopy/endoscopy towers. We also collaborate with partners to source specialized technology as needed.

We acknowledge with gratitude the generosity of those who donate their bodies and tissues for the advancement of medical education and research.

Arizona campus welcomed its first class of 50 students in July 2017. The medical school is implementing a blended learning curriculum including online, classroom, and experiential components. The school offers a Gross Anatomy Lab and six dedicated Objective Structured Clinical Examination Simulation Rooms. The experiential learning team plays a critical role in training this next generation of physician leaders.

Send an inquiry about hosting an event at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine experiential learning spaces using the contact button at the top of the page.

Residents in general surgery, urology, and gynecology utilize the Ayarza Laparoscopic Skills Lab to practice skills that they will utilize in real-world surgical events. General surgery residents participate in weekly training sessions led by staff surgeons and utilizing virtual reality task trainers to practice skills such as laparoscopic suturing, cautery principles, and knot tying.

The Virginia Nehring Utz Nursing Skills Lab offers a ward-style simulation and clinical skills room with a separate intensive care room. Nursing staff from a variety of specialties use the nursing skills lab to design and conduct training for specific patient care skills and scenarios.

Mayo Clinic also collaborates with the Arizona State University College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovations to utilize the nursing skills lab.

The center incorporates the use of standardized patients — actors trained to portray roles of patients, family members, or others — allowing learners to practice communication skills, physical examination, delivery of bad news, and other exercises. Through vigorous and innovative training, standardized patients play a vital role in the real-life portrayal of health care-based scenarios. The standardized patient interacts with learners in a safe environment that does not put actual patients at risk.

Send an inquiry about employing the Standardized Patient Program for an event using the contact button at the top of the page.