Simulation in Motion named Community Star for Rural Health Day
Simulation in Motion – North Dakota (SIM – ND), a statewide, mobile education system that uses high fidelity human patient simulators to train pre-hospital and hospital personnel, will appear in the 2018 Community Stars book available on the https://www.PowerofRural.org website on National Rural Health Day Nov. 15.
Every year on the third Thursday of November, the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) leads National Rural Health Day (NRHD). NRHD is an annual day of recognition for those who serve the health needs of nearly 60 million people residing in America’s rural communities. NOSORH is the member organization serving all 50 State Offices of Rural Health (SORH). North Dakota’s SORH is headquartered at the Center for Rural Health (CRH) at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Grand Forks.
In 2015, NOSORH asked each SORH to nominate hospital and emergency first responder teams, community health, and volunteer service heroes on the front lines of rural health who were making a positive impact on rural lives. Soon after the stories started coming, the book of National Rural Health Day Community Stars was published.
“The SIM-ND program is worthy of the 2018 NOSORH Community Star recognition,” said Lynette Dickson, associate director of the CRH. “SIM – ND provides high quality on-site training to all of North Dakota’s Critical Access Hospitals, EMS units, and other medical providers. This project is a shining example of true rural health collaboration, innovation, and leadership.”
The CRH is designated as North Dakota’s SORH, a federal-state partnership that helps rural communities build their healthcare services through collaborations and initiatives with a wide range of partners across the state. SORHs provide support to rural hospitals, clinics, and first responders in several ways, including technical assistance, funding that supports workforce development, population health management, quality improvement initiatives, and more.
