Clinical simulation is an integral part of nursing education for students and the incumbent workforce. With the COVID-19 pandemic came a decrease in available clinical placements and an increase in distance learning and the need for simulation education. In 2020, the Center partnered with simulation education leaders at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and The Queen’s Medical Center to discuss restarting the Hawaiʻi State Simulation Collaborative. The Collaborative was officially reconvened as an initiative of the Center in 2021. The Collaborative focuses on the dissemination of clinical simulation education strategies and resources.
