Health Sciences Simulation Centre (HSSC)

Douglas College Health Sciences programs use state of the art laboratory settings and simulation-based approaches to support innovative learning practices.

HSSC Programs

The HSSC is utilized throughout the year by our Health Sciences programs: 

  • Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing (BSPN);
  • Healthcare Assistant (HCA);
  • Community Mental Health Worker (CMHW);
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) ;
  • Continuing Education (CE).

HSSC Goals

HSSC goals are to:

  1. Promote excellence in experiential learning in Health Sciences programs.
  2. Support diverse teaching methodologies to enhance student learning and success.
  3. Create a safe, student-centered learning environment that provides students with opportunities and resources to learn and practice their skills.
  4. Ensure we have ample and current resources to help students attain program competencies and standards.
  5. Create an environment that fosters communication, critical and creative thinking, inquiry, and problem solving skills related to experiential learning activities.
  6. Support applied simulation research internal and external to the college.

Use of the HSSC

It is important for everyone who uses the HSSC (faculty, students, staff, internal and external groups) to be accountable for: 

  • ensuring that instructional/practice/simulation areas are tidied after use;
  • taking care of the equipment;
  • not bringing food or drink into any areas within the HSSC; and,
  • treating everyone with respect.

Contacting the HSSC Team

Administrative Assistant

Phone: 604-777-6496

Email

Experiential Learning Specialists

Health Sciences Simulation Centre

Faculty of Health Sciences

Coquitlam Campus, C2017

Phone: 604-777-6496

Email

Manager, Experiential Learning Operations

Dr. Tamara Thompson

Health Sciences Simulation Centre

Faculty of Health Sciences

Coquitlam Campus

Phone: 604-777-6491

Email

 

Submit a Requisition for Open Practice or Equipment Borrowing

To submit a requisition for Open Practice room use or to request Equipment for practicing, please complete one of the forms below, depending on your program. 

BSN/BSPN Student Requisition

HCSW/CCSD Student Requisition

NOTE: THERE IS NO VIDEOTAPING ALLOWED ANYWHERE IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES SIMULATION CENTRE.

Open Practice Use or Equipment Borrowing Requirements

Ensure you follow the requirements for a minimum 36-hour submission request as noted. 

 

If you do not provide a minimum 36 hours, not including weekends, your request will not be filled. 

 

All Equipment must be returned to C2017 and given to a staff member by 4:00pm.

STUDENT OPEN PRACTICE NOTIFICATION

Open Practice rooms will NOT be available for booking on the following dates and times:

January

9, 10, 15, 16, 17 from 1530-1750

22 from 930-1130

24, 31 from 1530-1750

February 

7 from 1530-1750

12 from 0930-1130

14 from 1530-1750

26 from 0930-1130

28 from 1530-1750

March

4 from 0930-1130

6 from 1530-1750

April 

4 from 1530-1750

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT A REQUISITION TO PRACTICE ON ANY OF THE ABOVE DATES.    

Thank you for understanding.

Attention students submitting requests for the Open Practice Labs. When you sign up for Open Practice you are required to check a box saying you will bring your Nursing Kits prior to submitted the request. If you do not bring your Nursing Kit to your Open Practice session, you will not be able to practice.

Equipment Use in Douglas College Rooms

Please note that equipment requested for open practice labs may not be available at the time of your open practice if the equipment is needed for a classroom lab. Equipment will always need to be prioritized if all labs are running at once. Thank you for your understanding. 

 

All equipment needs to be returned to C2017 and given to a staff member by 4:00pm on the day you borrow it.