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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Bringing Learning to Life

iEXCEL is a transformative model for health care education headquartered in the Davis Global Center at UNMC

Our Mission

The iEXCEL program improves human performance and effectiveness in health care through the adoption of high-fidelity simulation, interprofessional collaboration and experiential learning technologies.

Our Mission

Davis Global Center

The Dr. Edwin G. & Dorothy Balbach Davis Global Center is a highly advanced clinical simulation facility purposefully designed to foster the practice of patient care in highly-functioning and effective interprofessional teams. The 192,000 sq.ft. center is made up of five distinct levels that work together to create a safe and innovative learning environment.

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Education & Training

The iEXCEL training model focuses on improving the outcomes of care by emphasizing interprofessional collaboration and experiential learning.

In the News

Students learn OR dental protocol – throat packs and periodontal debridements – from Corinne Van Osdel, DDS, an assistant professor, and Andrea Auer, a dental assistant supervisor, both at the UNMC College of Dentistry.

Surgical Simulation

Dental hygiene students complete cutting-edge OR simulation

Senior dental hygiene students at the UNMC College of Dentistry experienced what it’s like to treat special needs patients with complex dental conditions in a cutting-edge operating room simulation at the Davis Global Center, UNMC’s highly advanced clinical simulation facility designed to foster patient care within interprofessional teams.

Edward O’Leary, MD, associate professor in the UNMC Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and medical director of the Cardiovascular Catheterization Laboratory and of Chest Pain Services, gave a presentation to visiting emergency medical personnel.

Community Engagement

EMS responders learn from UNMC’s cardiac, stroke care experts

UNMC drew 40 emergency medical responders to the Davis Global Center on Oct. 4 for the Activate EMS Symposium. The event focused on urgent issues in cardiac arrest and stroke care, offering insights from UNMC and Nebraska Medicine’s professionals in those fields. It was hosted by the iEXCEL program, adding a dose of UNMC’s health care simulation capability to the experience.

UNMC pathways program students visited the Omaha campus Oct. 7, including tours of the health care simulation capabilities at the Davis Global Center.

Rural Outreach

UNMC’s pathway program event draws 250 students

An event held on Oct. 7 brought 250 undergraduate students from Chadron State, Peru State, Wayne State, the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Nebraska at Kearney to UNMC, with the focus on providing information to students who have committed to return to rural and underserved areas in Nebraska to practice in a health care career.