Facility

The TAPS Standardized Patient Program is located at 1555 Poydras Street on the 22nd floor. The design for the center includes:

• 24,000 square feet
• 16 fully equipped exam rooms with wall-mounted cameras
• 8 small group rooms, equipped with smart boards and projectors
• 2 large classrooms, equipped with whiteboards and projectors
• High Technology Cardio-Pulmonary simulator (Harvey)
• EKG Station
• Wireless environment allowing access for PDAs and laptops
• Computers inside and outside each exam room
• 4-station observation room
• Digital data collecting and recording system (METI LearningSpace)
• Standardized Patient break room
• On-site and off-site observation through METI LearningSpace
• Administrative offices

 The eight small group rooms on our floor are available for student study 24 hours a day, seven days a week, when not otherwise in use. These rooms can be reserved for small group sessions by contacting Data Systems in Technology Services (somav-l@tulane.edu).

The large classroom 2231 can be reserved by departments within the School of Medicine by contacting Cathy Crozat (ccrozat@tulane.edu) or Kari Goforth (kgoforth@tulane.edu) in the TAPS office.