Touro University Nevada First Medical School In Nevada To Introduce Cutting Edge CPR Training To Boost Life Saving Skills

LAS VEGAS, NEV. (Jan. 13, 2025) --- Just in time for February’s American Heart Month, Touro University Nevada’s (Touro Nevada) Michael Tang Regional Center for Clinical Simulation has implemented a new Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) program that utilizes AI programming to monitor students’ proper technique to perform high-quality CPR. Touro Nevada is the first medical school in the state to offer the innovative program to its students.

The American Heart Association (AHA) developed the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) program to improve CPR quality with training, assessment and analytics, which help address competency and identify areas for CPR continuous quality improvement. This training incorporates evidence-based education, including more frequent assessment and reinforcement of skills by using real-time feedback and subsequent debriefing.

“We want our students to be properly trained in the cutting-edge techniques that they will encounter outside of the classroom,” said Dr. Andrew Priest, campus president & provost at Touro University Nevada. “Our commitment to providing students and their future patients with comprehensive education and skills is paramount. By incorporating this advanced CPR training, we ensure our graduates are equipped to deliver the highest degree of care and make a meaningful impact in real-world medical scenarios.”

Students will complete an online course then practice these skills on three new automated manikin system that provide continuous verbal feedback and high-quality debriefing. This new system is helping students prepare for the new standard of care now in place in many hospitals in Las Vegas where they will be doing their clinicals and potential residencies. RQI programs use adaptive learning technology that allows students to more precisely see their results and pinpoint improvement areas.

“Proper CPR techniques are crucial for patient survival and poor-quality CPR should be considered a preventable harm, and this training ensures that our students are mastering these techniques at the highest standard,” said Casey Maurice, director of clinical simulation, Touro University Nevada. “Technology like this is an incredible tool that, through repeated practice by students, better prepares them for real-world situations.”

Another major change in this training is students will have to display competencies several times over months, rather than a single training event. There is substantial evidence that basic and advanced life support skills decay rapidly after initial training. According to data from AHA, the percentage of healthcare providers performing excellent CPR more than doubled (from 26% to 65%) when healthcare providers were retrained three times over six months by using an automated manikin system with real-time feedback.

Touro Nevada’s Michael Tang Regional Center for Clinical Simulation was recently granted full accreditation by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare’s (SSH) Board of Review, making it the first simulation center in Nevada to receive this distinction. Touro Nevada’s simulation center is a comprehensive learning environment that supports the College of Osteopathic Medicine and the College of Health and Human Services, providing students across healthcare programs with hands-on experience, the opportunity to practice teamwork, and the chance to encounter various stages of medical procedures or situations.

ABOUT TOURO UNIVERSITY NEVADA

Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine and Health and Human Services (Touro College of Medicine) has the most medical school graduates in Nevada. Touro’s medical school is fully accredited, and a private, non-profit, Jewish-sponsored institution. Opened in 2004, Touro was established to help address critical needs in health care and education and as a resource for community service throughout the state. Its mission is to provide quality education programs in the fields of healthcare and education in concert with the Judaic commitment to social justice, intellectual pursuit, and service to humanity. Touro University Nevada is home to more than 1,500 students in a wide variety of degree programs including osteopathic medicine, physician assistant studies, education, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and medical health sciences. The University’s Henderson campus houses the Engelstad Research Complex for Biomedical and Human Performance Research that is committed to serving humanity and contributing to intellectual progress through insightful scientific research. The campus also includes a multi-specialty health center for the public that accepts all health insurance and the Sharon Sigesmund Pierce and Stephen Pierce Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities. For more information on Touro University Nevada, visit www.tun.touro.edu or call 702-777-8687.