This recognition underscores SSH’s pivotal role in elevating simulation-based education and training, ensuring excellence in healthcare simulation worldwide.
SSH Accreditation is a rigorous process that validates programs for meeting the highest standards in simulation-based education. Programs that achieve SSH Accreditation demonstrate excellence in curriculum development, faculty expertise, learner assessment, and continuous quality improvement.
“This year’s Becker’s list reaffirms the impact of SSH Accreditation in shaping world-class simulation programs,” said Kristyn Gadlage, SSH Director of Accreditation. “Being accredited means these programs are not only committed to SSH Accreditation’s gold standard but are also actively pushing the boundaries of innovation and patient safety.
“We are incredibly proud to see so many SSH-Accredited programs recognized for their contributions to healthcare simulation education.”
The 32 SSH-Accredited programs on the list represent a wide range of institutions, including academic medical centers, health systems, and independent simulation centers. These programs stand out for their dedication to improving patient care through advanced simulation methodologies, rigorous training environments, and industry-leading research.
As the global leader in healthcare simulation, SSH provides accreditation, certification, education, and resources to institutions and professionals committed to excellence in simulation-based learning. Accreditation from SSH is a testament to an institution’s dedication to delivering high-quality education, improving patient safety, and advancing the field of healthcare simulation.
SSH-Accredited Programs Recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review
The following SSH-Accredited programs were featured in Becker’s Hospital Review’s “64 Simulation and Education Programs to Know 2024”, showcasing their excellence in simulation-based healthcare education (year accredited):
- Atrium Health’s Carolinas Simulation Center (2010)
- Penn Med Clinical Simulation Center (2010)
- The Simulation, Teaching, and Academic Research (STAR) Center at Allegheny Health Network (2011)
- USF Health Simulation Consortium (Noted on Becker’s at Tampa General) (2011)
- The Center for Simulation, Advanced Education and Innovation at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2012)
- UPMC’s Winter Institute for Simulation, Education and Research (WISER) (2012)
- The MedStar Health Simulation Training & Education Lab (2014)
- CAMS at Mount Sinai West (2015)
- Cleveland Clinic’s Simulation and Advanced Skills Center (2015)
- The University of Miami Health System's Simulation Hospital Advancing Research and Education (2015)
- Woman's Guild Simulation Center for Advanced Clinical Skills at Cedars-Sinai (2015)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston). The Neil and Elise Wallace Simulation, Training, Research and Technology Utilization System Center for Medical Simulation (2016)
- The Johns Hopkins Medicine Simulation Center (2016)
- University of Alabama Birmingham Simulation Consortium (2016)
- New York Health + Hospitals (2017)
- Inova Center for Advanced Medical Simulation (2018)
- OSF Healthcare’s Jump Simulation (2018)
- Orlando Health Simulation Program (2018)
- Boston Children's Hospital's Immersive Design Systems (2019)
- Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center (2019)
- Advanced Medical Simulation Lab at Parkview Mirro Center for Research & Innovation (2020)
- Geisinger Education & Medical Simulation (2020)
- Carilion Clinic Center for Simulation, Research and Patient Safety (2021)
- Emergency Department Simulation Training and Research (STAR) Center at Mount Sinai Hospital (2021)
- Riverside Simulation Training Lab (2021)
- Texas Children's Hospital Simulation Center (2021)
- The Grainger Center for Simulation & Innovation at Endeavor Health (2021)
- University of Tennessee’s Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation (CHIPS) (2021)
- Valley Children's Healthcare Interprofessional Simulation Program (2022)
- Northeast Georgia Health System's Center for Simulation and Innovation (2023)
- Children's Hospital Colorado Simulation Center (2024)
- RWJBarnabas Health - The Institute for Nursing Excellence (2024)
About SSH
The Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) is a global leader in advancing the application of simulation in healthcare. Founded in 2004, SSH serves a diverse community of educators, researchers, and healthcare professionals committed to improving patient care through simulation. SSH now has more than 5,200 members from 70 countries. SSH annually holds the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) each January, with the 26th IMSH scheduled for Jan. 10-14, 2026, in San Antonio, Texas.