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Bio Skills Lab

Leading-Edge Technology for Immersive Training

Located on the first floor, CAMLS 30,000-square-foot Bio Skills Lab features leading-edge, clinical-grade technology that in combination with hands-on training provides a realistic and totally immersive environment. As a world-class surgical training center, CAMLS offers up to 32 fully equipped surgical stations, with power, gases and suction for any specialty. Clients from across all specialties have numerous lab and room configuration options.

Most labs offer laparoscopic high-definition towers, and proctor skills stations from which procedural demonstration and instruction may be broadcast. Four portable C-Arms are also available. The Bio Skills Lab is an accredited vivarium and tissue bank with access to both animal and cadaveric specimens.

There are classrooms conveniently located within the area, which can provide live video feeds from the ORs internally or globally for debriefing and post-assessment for learners.

CAMLS is an American College of Surgeons Accredited Education Institution (ACS-AEI).

Maps and Floor Plans

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Maps and Floor Plans

CAMLS A brightly lit surgical room equipped with multiple operating tables covered with blue drapes. Overhead surgical lights, monitors, and various medical instruments are neatly arranged. The room is clean and well-organized, ready for medical procedures.
CAMLS A modern, clean, and brightly lit hospital operating room. The room features multiple surgical lights, flat-screen monitors, operating tables, and various advanced medical equipment. The walls are neutral in color, and there is a whiteboard in the background.
CAMLS A modern medical room with advanced equipment including monitors displaying X-ray images of a hand, surgical machines, a mobile C-arm, and a surgical table. The room is well-lit and organized, suggesting it's prepared for a surgical procedure.
CAMLS A modern operating room with advanced medical equipment. An empty patient bed is covered with a white sheet. Monitors and surgical tools are arranged neatly. The lighting has a calming blue and green hue, and sterile draped tables are set up for a procedure.
CAMLS A medical professional dressed in blue scrubs and a face mask is performing a procedure on a patient lying on an operating table. The medical professional is holding a medical instrument, with multiple medical devices and monitors around the room.
CAMLS A modern operating room equipped with several large round surgical lights on the ceiling, multiple medical monitors, and various surgical equipment. The room is well-lit with clean, sterile surfaces, and a blue draped surgical area is visible in the foreground.
CAMLS Doctors and nurses in scrubs and masks perform surgery in a well-lit operating room, surrounded by medical equipment and monitors.
CAMLS A modern, sterile hospital operating room with multiple monitors, surgical lights, and advanced medical equipment. The room is well-lit with white walls and ceiling, and there are empty operating tables in the center.
CAMLS A group of healthcare professionals wearing blue surgical gowns, masks, and hairnets are gathered around an operating table under a large surgical light in a modern operating room. They appear to be performing a medical procedure.
CAMLS A medical dummy lies on an operating table in a brightly lit operating room. Surrounding the dummy are various medical equipment and monitors displaying vital signs. Overhead surgical lights illuminate the scene, and a tray of surgical instruments is nearby.

Features of Bio Skills Lab

  • One, 19-station bio skills lab (12-14 stations with laparoscopic capabilities)
  • Two, 6-station labs, which can be combined into 12 stations
  • 4-station microsurgery lab converts to two bio skills stations
  • Each station boom is fully equipped with medical gases, insufflators, electrocautery and suction along with camera boxes and light boxes to simulate a traditional operating room for all specialties
  • Full instrumentation available
  • All stations are supported by an on-site tissue bank, accredited vivarium and washers

Complete Operating Rooms

  • Trauma operating room and adjacent 2-station lab are connected by a control room and feature ambient lighting as well as video and audio recording
  • Privacy glass
  • Full AV capabilities throughout lab including 5 proctor stations
  • “Live” lab and classroom AV connectivity
  • Three classrooms, seating 24, 40 and 18 (flexible classroom setup), and one conference room, seating 10 (board room style)

Imaging

  • The1588 Advanced Imaging Modalities (AIM) platform allows for visual differentiation of anatomy across specialties and is designed to help surgeons see and safeguard critical anatomy. This system also provides enhanced visualization with lighted stents to reduce the risk of ureteral damage.
  • Portable C-Arm Fluoroscopes
  • Ultrasound Machines
  • LED Headlights

Frequently Asked Questions

Are there surgical instruments available for my program at CAMLS?

CAMLS offers a wide variety of clinical grade instruments for use at no additional charge. Your assigned CAMLS coordinator can provide to you a full list of what is provided.  If you require additional instruments for your program, your CAMLS coordinator can check on rental options. Please share your instrument needs with your CAMLS coordinator during your planning process. A list of equipment CAMLS can offer can be found in the SITC Customer Service Manual.

What equipment is available for my program at CAMLS?

CAMLS offers a wide array of equipment for hands on labs. This includes power drills, C-arms, microscopes, and fully functional booms and towers. A list of equipment CAMLS can offer can be found in the SITC Customer Service Manual.

May I bring my own instruments to CAMLS?

Yes, all clients are welcome to bring their own equipment and/or instrumentation as meets the needs of their program.

What is the SITC at CAMLS?

Located on the first floor, the SITC is a 30,000-square-foot surgical skills lab space featuring multiple rooms with leading-edge, clinical-grade technology. This allows for a combination of hands-on training in a realistic and completely immersive environment.

What does a surgical skills lab station include at CAMLS?

CAMLS can accommodate up to 32 surgical stations across multiple lab spaces, dependent upon the equipment needed at each station.

What AV is included in labs at CAMLS?

CAMLS offers AV in surgical skills labs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and trauma OR. Each lab is equipped with a wireless lavalier. Additionally, most labs offer an in-light camera for broadcasting to any monitor within the lab space, to any classroom/meeting space at CAMLS, and/or globally connecting to any destination outside of CAMLS.  Additional fees may apply.  Speak to your CAMLS coordinator for details.

Do I need to order my own cadaveric tissue for a program at CAMLS?

CAMLS teams with United Tissue Network as their exclusive cadaveric tissue provider. UTN will work with you to provide quality tissue specific to your program needs.  Your CAMLS coordinator will be happy to share additional details.

How do I order animal specimens for a program at CAMLS?

CAMLS works directly with USF Comparative Medicine for all animal specimen needs and is fully accredited by AAALAC International as program #000434. The program is managed in accordance with the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, the Animal Welfare Regulations, the PHS Policy, the FDA Good Laboratory Practices, and the IACUC Principles and Procedures of Animal Care and Use. Additionally, CAMLS has an Assurance #A4100-01 on file with OLAW/PHS and maintains registration #58-R-0015 with USDA/APHIS/AC. Your CAMLS coordinator will share additional details regarding placing an order and various requirements.

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