Education
- Improved quality of care and patient safety
- Standardized performance outcomes
- Confident and competent graduates
- Graduates ready for workforce entry
Research and Development
- Flagship for patient simulation research
- Development and test site for
- Healthcare environmental design
- Healthcare products
- Best practices
- Translational research
- Vendor demonstration and clinical trial site
Economic and Workforce Development
- Increased numbers of BSN prepared RNs
- Increased numbers of advanced practice nurses
- Certification programs validating clinical competence
- Hands-on refresher training
- Distance education for rural providers
- Certification programs for allied healthcare providers
- Regional site for interprofessional training
Disaster and Emergency Response
- Community training
- Interprofessional emergency response training and certification
- Surge capacity

