On a warm summer day in July, visiting healthcare executives from around the country exit the School of Health Professions building and cross University Boulevard to put what they have just learned in the classroom into practice.
They have come to UAB for a unique, weeklong certificate program in high-reliability healthcare, taught by faculty experts on the topic from the Department of Health Services Administration and veteran healthcare consultants from partner Press Ganey.
Now, they have the opportunity to practice building connections, checking on concerns, and committing to improvements with patients and hospital staff in a custom-developed simulation in UAB’s Sim Center in Quarterback Tower.