DePaul Simulation Lab — School of Nursing (CSH-022)

Summary 🔴 ✓

Owner Unit: College of Science and Health
Sub-unit: School of Nursing — DePaul Simulation Lab (DSL) / clinical simulation
Content Type: laboratory
Campus/Location: Lincoln Park (990 W Fullerton)
Last Verified: July 29, 2026

Description & capabilities

The School of Nursing operates clinical simulation facilities featuring high-fidelity computerized mannequins and exam rooms as part of the DePaul Simulation Lab (DSL). Simulation is integrated across the nursing curriculum. The Health Assessment Lab (same facility complex) was remodeled in Winter/Spring 2025 with upgraded otoscopes and ophthalmoscopes and added a mid-fidelity customizable geriatric manikin. Skills tutoring / open-lab support is offered on the second floor at 990 W Fullerton.

Students complete clinical rotations across a broad network of practice sites (more than 75 clinical sites cited on Nursing About). Community-Based Service Learning (CbSL) in the MENP program pairs students with community partners through the Steans Center.

Access status

Level: red (Restricted Access)
Rationale: DePaul Simulation Lab experiences are integrated into Nursing curriculum under lab policies; not open public equipment checkout.
Access URL: csh.depaul.edu/academics/departments-schools/nursing/a…
Contact name: School of Nursing / Associate Director of Simulation
Contact email: nursing@depaul.edu
Verification date: 2026-07-29
Source URLs:
csh.depaul.edu/academics/departments-schools/nursing/a…
csh.depaul.edu/academics/departments-schools/nursing/about/contact-us

Verification

Status: confirmed (✓)
Confidence: 88/100
Rationale: Multiple institutional Nursing pages and handbooks document the simulation lab, mannequins, and Health Assessment Lab instrument upgrades.
Last verified: 2026-07-29
Evidence:
CSH Clinical Facilities & Simulation Lab pages — packet capture sources/inbox/2026-07-29-nursing-ot-programs-discovery/source_snapshot/captured/csh-depaul-edu-academics-departments-schools-nursing-about-clinical-simulation-7f618e5b62.html
Clinical facilities page — sources/inbox/2026-07-29-nursing-ot-programs-discovery/source_snapshot/captured/csh-depaul-edu-academics-departments-schools-nursing-about-clinical-simulation-clinical-facilities-2164509642.html
BSN Student Handbook — sources/inbox/2026-07-29-nursing-ot-programs-discovery/uploads/BSN_Student_Handbook.pdf
MENP Student Handbook — sources/inbox/2026-07-29-nursing-ot-programs-discovery/uploads/MENP_Student_Handbook.pdf
Spring 2025 SON newsletter (geriatric manikin; otoscopes/ophthalmoscopes) — sources/inbox/2026-07-29-nursing-ot-programs-discovery/uploads/SON_Newsletter_Spring_2025.pdf
Undergraduate Nursing program page — sources/inbox/2026-07-29-nursing-ot-programs-discovery/source_snapshot/captured/csh-depaul-edu-academics-departments-schools-nursing-undergraduate-a768ae161d.html

Equipment

Find this resource from the Equipment catalog or site search (e.g. “3D printers”, “laser cutter”, “NMR”).

Category	Specific equipment
Clinical simulation mannequins and manikins	High-fidelity computerized mannequins (adult, child, and infant/baby); Mid-fidelity customizable geriatric manikin (Spring 2025); Exam-room simulation bays
Clinical assessment instruments	Otoscopes (Health Assessment Lab; upgraded Spring 2025); Ophthalmoscopes (Health Assessment Lab; upgraded Spring 2025)
Clinical simulation software	Curriculum-integrated clinical simulation experiences (DePaul Simulation Lab / DSL; software platforms vary by course)

Related equipment categories

Taxonomy bridges to related capability elsewhere on campus (search these terms or open the catalog anchors):

Equipment access (via linked resources)

Resource	Notes
UNI-015	BETA Hub biometrics / physiological measurement (eye-tracking, GSR) — related assessment and simulation-measurement capability
COM-001	VARC XR systems — related immersive clinical-simulation training modality
CSH-023	OT learning spaces share clinical simulation methods (Simucase / standardized patients)
CDM-003	Jarvis XR / serious-games studio — related immersive clinical-training taxonomy bridge
CDM-011	VIDA/MedIX medical imaging HCI — related clinical optics / neuro visualization adjacency

Source: School of Nursing clinical simulation pages; BSN/MENP handbooks; Spring 2025 SON newsletter (packet 2026-07-29). Last verified: July 29, 2026.

Contacts (resource-level)

Website: Clinical Facilities & Simulation Lab
Website: School of Nursing
Email: nursing@depaul.edu
Address: 990 W Fullerton, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL 60614 (contact page); handbooks also cite Suite 3000 / Parkway wording — treat as address variants

People & contacts

Named contacts from the people registry when publicly documented.

Melissa Sefton (Director) — msefton1@depaul.edu · Profile
Aima Mathew (Technical support) — Profile
Stephanie Byrd (Administrator) — Profile

Documented Relationships

Clinical simulation facility for School of Nursing programs. Related OT learning spaces: CSH-023. Related SLP training clinic (same CSH clinical-education cluster; distinct program): CSH-025. CbSL partnership with UNI-004 Steans Center. Clinical affiliate network includes promoted partners EXT-010, EXT-014, EXT-009, EXT-021, EXT-022, EXT-023, EXT-024, plus additional sample sites retained as candidates. Related immersive / imaging capability (not documented collaborations): CDM-003 Jarvis Student Center, CDM-011 VIDA/MedIX.

Linked Relationship IDs

Notes

One facility resource covers DSL simulation and Health Assessment Lab upgrades (not separate map IDs). Exact mannequin brands/counts are not published beyond fidelity class and age groups. Skills tutoring topics (IV, tracheostomy, wound care) describe practiced skills, not an equipment inventory.