Facilities

The MASTRI Center's main facilities are located in a 3,600 square foot wing of the University of Maryland Medical Center. The primary simulation areas consist of four converted operating rooms now serving as a:
  1. configurable part-task training room
  2. variable function room
  3. whole-task trainer room
  4. cognitive and physical ergonomics research laboratory

  The MASTRI Center also maintains a state-of-the-art conference room with full teleconferencing and teleproctoring capabilities obtainable through dedicated video, IP, and ISDN. The infrastructure of the Center was created to be flexible and configurable with advanced technologies that are inherent to the system.

These technologies include an independent high-speed advanced networking isolated to the Center, VoIP systems, high-bandwidth Internet2 access, distributed display systems, and advanced videoconferencing capabilities.

Additional non-contiguous Center space includes the Swirnow Videoscopic Center, which consists of a conference room, dry lab, and videoscopic offices that are often utilized for videoconferences and educational programs and OB/GYN simulation facilities, which include a simulated delivery room and a 50-person classroom.

The technologically advanced MASTRI Center is administered with a futuristic sensibility that helps to set it apart from other similar centers worldwide. A broad array of equipment is utilized in the Center. Mannequin-based systems in use are the Medical Education Technologies High Fidelity Patient Simulator and Emergency Patient Simulator (METI HPS and METI EPS) and Laerdal SimMan.

Virtual reality (VR) simulators include Immersion Medicals Endoscopic AccuTouch and its LapVR and the Haptica ProMIS. Physical models for part-task training include SimuLab TraumaMan and SimuLab CentralLineMan. In addition, multiple trainer stands provide advanced workstations for laparoscopic skill development, assessment, and training.