CAMLS Without Walls

Impact The Delivery of Patient Care and Improve Healthcare Outcomes

The CAMLS Without Walls (CWW) program brings critically needed training programs out into the community, offering adaptable, real-world simulation training for healthcare practitioners and teams in diverse, underserved clinical environments.

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CAMLS Mission Statement

To create and provide experiential learning that improves clinical skills and patient care in our community and around the globe.

CAMLS Without Walls (CWW) program provides In-situ simulation training to accommodate then needs of busy healthcare trainees and professionals. In-situ simulation is a team-based training technique conducted in the clinical work environment and involves the actual members of the healthcare team using the clinical equipment and resources from that unit. The goal of the experience is to make the simulation as close to reality as possible. The CAMLS Without Walls (CWW) brings equipment, simulation-based curricula, simulation operators and subject matter experts to the front lines. Based on the needs of the hospital or clinical site, the CWW teams transports high fidelity manikins, task trainers, medical and other simulation equipment, and consumables to a remote hospital, and can set up a small simulation lab within a conference room within a couple of hours, for training. Upon completion of the training, the CWW team can rapidly pack up and move to a new location to support training. The CAMLS’ team has the flexibility to stand up simulation capabilities in actual clinical spaces, like an intensive care unit, a large conference room in a hospital, a paramedic education building, to a hotel room.

This program is particularly beneficial for teams in rural areas, focusing on high-risk procedures, such as difficult obstetrical deliveries and emergency medical management. This focused training can significantly enhance health professionals’ ability to provide timely and effective clinical care, potentially saving lives in remote areas where access to healthcare resources is limited. CWW’s commitment to underserved communities is exemplified by its training services within a 300-mile radius of Tampa, Florida, addressing the training needs of rural healthcare workers without the burden of travel.

With your help, we can train more healthcare providers and students to serve the most vulnerable communities in Tampa Bay, the state, our country and around the world.

Your gift to CAMLS FUND #319003 through the USF Foundation provides resources for us to improve healthcare and save lives.

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Have questions or need help?

Call USF Foundation representative, Arthur Santos at 302.423.1313 or email arthursantos@usf.edu.

The Impact

The Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS) celebrates 10 years of transforming health care through the power of simulation. Health care simulation has been shown to reduce medical errors, improve teamwork and communication, and save lives. CAMLS Without Walls is USF Health’s mobile simulation lab program, bringing health care simulation and skills to underserved and rural communities throughout Florida. Through this vitally important program, #CAMLSWithoutWalls transforms the delivery of health care, resulting in better patient outcomes and saving lives.

With your support, CAMLS has proudly accomplished so much:

• Over 2.1 million learner hours awarded in the last five years
• Hundreds of successful courses and training programs since inception in 2012
• New mobile ambulance training unit can travel within a 300-mile radius from Tampa
• Programming and continuing education provided to over 795,000 participants
• Participants from all 50 states and 38 countries have been educated

We need your support to broaden the geographical impact of this rare health care resource. CAMLS Without Walls funding allows hands-on training to expand beyond its downtown hub to communities within a 300-mile radius of Tampa. We need your support to broaden the geographical impact of this rare health care resource. CAMLS Without Walls funding allows hands-on training to expand beyond its downtown hub to communities within a 300-mile radius of Tampa.