CHIPS - Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation

04/01/2026

CHIPS Executive Director, Dr. Tara Lemoine recently visited health science classrooms at Collierville High School to provide students with hands-on clinical simulation experiences.

UT Health Sciences is committed to introducing high school students to careers in health care. Recently, faculty and staff from our CHIPS - Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation visited three health sciences classrooms at Collierville High School, where students got hands-on experience with CPR and AED training, ultrasound, and intubation techniques. Our thanks to their instructor, 2003 Dental Hygiene graduate Danielle Goodwin, for the invitation.

03/31/2026

We are delighted to share this insightful conversation featuring our very own Tim Dotson!

In this episode of "Mindworks in Conversation," Tim discusses his unique journey as a poet, playwright, and educator. He highlights how he brings the "art" into standardized patient work, using storytelling and case design to help our learners develop deeper empathy and better communication skills.

Don't miss Tim’s powerful poetry recitations at the end! 🎤✨

Watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/NvBElMt6010

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03/19/2026

The Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation was happy to have the opportunity to showcase our simulation technology to such a talented and inspiring group of learners! We look forward to future collaborations with the Tennessee Center for Health Workforce Development!

03/19/2026

Tim Dotson, Human Simulation Educationalist at CHIPS, was invited to speak at Rhodes College by Dr. Kendra Hotz. Many of her students in her Developing Cultural Humility class are aiming to become healthcare professionals and are curious about the CHIPS simulation center. Dotson shared his personal journey into simulation and his discovery of the power of story in healthcare. He also shared a documentary, which he co-produced, called “Putting our CHIPS on the Table,” to demonstrate how simulation serves as a vital tool for building comprehensive clinical empathy and patient-centered care.

03/09/2026

03/09/2026

🎉CHIPS is proud to be nationally recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review for four consecutive years:

⭐️2023 – Named to the inaugural list of “34 health systems with great simulation and education programs.”
⭐️2024 – Featured among “64 simulation and education programs to know.”
⭐️2025 – Re‑recognized on the “64 programs to know” list, highlighting a major audio‑visual and IT infrastructure upgrade
🌟2026 – Included again on the expanded “93 health system simulation and education programs to know”

This sustained recognition reflects not a single initiative, but years of strategic investment, innovation, and meaningful impact made possible by an exceptional team of experts who love what they do!

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/93-hospital-and-health-system-simulation-and-education-programs-to-know-2026/

03/04/2026

This is a great conference here in Tennessee!

02/13/2026

Please join us in congratulating Jarrod Young, who will soon be leaving his role at CHIPS to become the Executive Director of Academic Simulation at the University of Louisville.

During his time at UTHSC, Jarrod made a tremendous and lasting impact on the growth of simulation-based education. During his tenure, CHIPS advanced in innovation, earned national recognition, expanded its technological capabilities, and strengthened its commitment to improving patient safety and healthcare outcomes.

Jarrod’s passion for simulation, commitment to excellence, and dedication to learners have shaped CHIPS into the nationally recognized center it is today. We know he will bring that same energy and vision to his new role in Louisville as he helps build and lead their new Academic Simulation Center.

While we will deeply miss him at CHIPS, we are incredibly proud and excited to see him take this next step.

Congratulations, Jarrod—and thank you for everything you’ve done for our team, our learners, and the simulation community.

02/06/2026

CHIPS will have a simulation vendor on site, demonstrating their newest skills trainers. We invite faculty to stop by and see what this vendor has to offer!

🗓Date: Wednesday, February 25th
🕙Time: 10:30 am - 11:30 am
📍Room: CHIPS Skills Lab 105

01/27/2026

Looking to identify operational gaps and advocate for better resources?

HealthySimulation is hosting an impactful webinar on the Simulation Operations Needs Assessment Tool (SONAT), featuring insights from our very own Director of Operations, Technology, and Business Development, Jarrod Young.

Jarrod and his fellow expert presenters demonstrate how the SONAT streamlines workflows and supports professional development for SimOps teams. This is an essential resource for program directors and simulation staff looking to elevate their program's operational impact.

🔗 Access the webinar here: https://www.healthysimulation.com/webinars/simulation-operations-needs-assessment-tool-sonat/

01/22/2026

Celebrating our partners in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing for ! 💉💤

12/16/2025

Tim Dotson, CHIPS Educationalist, and Jamie Pitt, CHIPS Director of Education, co-authored a chapter titled “Simulated Participant Case Development” for the forthcoming textbook series Comprehensive Health Care Simulation.

The chapter offers practical guidance for healthcare simulation professionals, outlining strategies for developing authentic human simulation cases that prepare learners to care for patients with varied backgrounds, identities, abilities, and lived experiences. Drawing on their combined expertise as simulation educators and theatre artists, the authors present foundational principles, scenario design techniques, and real-world examples from their artistic and professional work. Their approach connects thoughtful simulation design with careful research and creative community collaboration, ensuring simulations reflect the complexity of real patient experiences.