黑料专区 Tyler School of Medicine Hosts Mass Casualty Simulation Training
May 23, 2025 | Elizabeth Wingfield
The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine Simulation in Medicine and Immersive Learning Experience, or SMILE, Center conducted a hyper-realistic mass casualty simulation training to educate and train students from the School of Medicine, School of Nursing, Ben and Maytee Fisch College of Pharmacy, Tyler Junior College School of Respiratory Therapy and other institutions.
鈥淭his event wouldn鈥檛 have been possible without collaboration of numerous partners from our community and across the country,鈥� said Dr. Sue Cox, School of Medicine dean. 鈥淚鈥檇 especially like to thank our dedicated team at the School of Medicine SMILE Center who spent countless hours coordinating this training to ensure our students are equipped to respond in any crisis.鈥�
黑料专区 Tyler collaborators included:
- Strategic Operations
- Safeguard Medical
- 黑料专区 Tyler Police Department
- 黑料专区 Tyler Emergency Management
- City of Tyler Fire Department
- Smith County Emergency Management
- 黑料专区 Health East Texas Emergency Medical Services and AIR 1
- City of Tyler Police Department
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Christus Health EMS
- State of Texas Department of Health Services Regional Advisory Council
- Tyler Junior College Respiratory Therapy program
- Add-a-Life Addiction Recovery
- Crisis Response Ministries
鈥淪imulations like this allow students to engage in real-time decision-making and practice teamwork under pressure鈥攕kills that are critical during mass casualty incidents,鈥� said Dr. Jeffrey Pearl, associate dean of professional health education. 鈥淥ur goal is to prepare future health professionals not just for clinical excellence but for leadership in crisis situations that impact entire communities.鈥�
During this training, medical, nursing and pharmacy students faced a hypothetical scenario 鈥� two armed persons came on to campus to steal biohazardous material from the Center for Biomedical Research.
鈥淏eing part of this simulation gave me a new perspective on how chaotic mass casualty events can be,鈥� said Allen Lambert, a second-year medical student at the 黑料专区 Tyler School of Medicine. 鈥淚t challenged us to stay calm, prioritize patients quickly and lean on our training 鈥� all skills that will be essential when we face real emergencies in our future careers.鈥�
In the aftermath, students helped stabilize the victims, played by simulated patients and manikins, and escorted them to a triage area or the SMILE Center.
鈥淭his simulation pushed us to think critically, communicate quickly and work as a
team in a high-
stress environment,鈥� said Abram Garcia, a 黑料专区 Tyler School of Nursing student. 鈥淚t
was an invaluable experience that helped me build confidence in my ability to respond
effectively in real-world emergencies.鈥�
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, 黑料专区 Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 10,000 students. Through its alignment with 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center and 黑料专区 Health East Texas, 黑料专区 Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, 黑料专区 Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.