2025 Annual Report

EDUCATION

PEDIATRIC SIMULATION CENTER CELEBRATES 100,000 TH LEARNER

The Pediatric Simulation Center at Children’s of Alabama celebrated the training of its 100,000th learner since its founding in 2008, transforming how pediatric providers prepare for emergencies and patient care. This milestone marks a major achievement in the center’s mission to improve outcomes through immersive, hands-on education. The center was founded by Nancy Tofil, M.D., MEd, professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and medical co-director of the Pediatric Simulation Center and division director of the Division of Pediatric Critical Care. Early funding from the Protective Life Foundation and an anonymous donor allowed for the purchase of child, teen and infant simulators, video equipment and the hiring of the center’s first nurse educator.

FROM EARLY SIMULATIONS TO NATIONAL IMPACT

What began with mock codes and small-scale simulations has grown into a nationally recognized training hub. It now serves physicians, nurses, medical and nursing students, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, families and middle and high school students. Over time, the center evolved from promoting its services to becoming a trusted resource that hospital teams regularly

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