The Center for Clinical Learning (CCL) provides undergraduate and graduate students with realistic, evidence-based patient care experiences that develop clinical reasoning, critical decision-making, team-building, and technical skills using state-of-the art equipment, high-fidelity patient simulators, and trained personnel who act as standardized patients.

Current health care technology, such as tablet computers, electronic medication dispensing units, and other interactive hardware/software, is also utilized. The Center offers scheduled classes, simulations, and interprofessional experiences for students at all program levels as well as flexible opportunities for practice and remediation.

Our Mission

Implement innovative best practices in simulation-based education and health care technologies to promote population health.

Our Vision

To be a national center of educational excellence for clinical learning, leadership, interprofessional practice, and research.

Our Services 

  • Onsite clinical learning opportunities in a realistic, safe practice environment
  • Clinical skills development, practice, and remediation
  • Simulation learning
    • Evidence-based patient scenarios
    • High-fidelity mannequins
    • Standardized patients
    • Objective structured clinical exams (OSCE)
  • Interprofessional education experiences

Locations

We are located on all three School of Nursing campuses:

  • Ackerson Hall on Newark campus
  • Stanley S. Bergen Building on Newark campus
  • Paterson Street Building on New Brunswick campus
  • Halpern Hall on Blackwood campus

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