Penn State mechanical engineering students test catheter placement and positioning. Credit: Penn State/Penn State
Re-engineering medical simulation training for the next generation of physicians
Penn State researchers designed and are implementing a simulation-based training program to improve patient safety at hospitals throughout the United States
August 12, 2024
Editor’s note: This story first appeared on Penn State News.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Placing a central line in a patient’s vein to receive fluids or medicine is one of the most common medical procedures, with more than 5 million performed each year in the United States. Researchers in Penn State’s Colleges of Engineering and of Medicine aim to reduce error rates in central-line placement by designing and implementing a novel robotic training program that uses life-like manikins and real-time feedback to simulate patient scenarios.
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