CISL History
"The best way to predict the future is to invent it” *
The Center for Immersive and Simulation based Learning (CISL) was created in 2005 as part of an initiative by Stanford School of Medicine begun in 2004 to combine and coordinate its many pioneering efforts in experiential and simulation learning. In July, 2004 the School created a post of Associate Dean for Immersive and Simulation-based Learning, making it the first to make a leadership position at this level dedicated completely to this new type of learning.
Many of the component groups at the Stanford Medical School working in this arena each have their own unique and often long history of revolutionary innovation in ISL, in some cases going back more than 20 years. All of these groups have joined forces under the aegis of CISL to continue to innovate and lead the world in advancing ISL to improve the quality and safety of health care.
Each of these groups has a website that describes their activities and, often, their history.
- Patient Simulation Center of Innovation
at VA Palo Alto Health Care System - Stanford University Medical Media
and Instructional Technology (SUMMIT) - Center for Advanced Pediatric and Perinatal Education (CAPE)
- The Goodman Simulation Center
An overall history of part of the simulation field can be found in the following publication that highlights some of the contributions of CISL investigators.
Cooper JB, Taqueti VR: A brief history of the development of mannequin simulators for clinical education and training. Qual Saf Health Care 2004;13:i11-i18
* Kay A: The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Mathematical Social Sciences; 1995 30:326
