Guthrie’s Simulation and Advanced Skills Institute, located at Robert Packer Hospital, is a multidisciplinary training facility that supports physicians, medical and surgical residents, nurses, ancillary staff and students using more than 10 sophisticated simulation devices outside the operating room. In fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the institute expanded programming across a wide range of clinical needs, including suture training for walk-in care staff, malignant hyperthermia drills, stroke mock drills and increased in-situ training sessions. The institute broadened its reach by expanding to Guthrie Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton, N.Y. and added specialty-focused offerings such as fundamentals of endoscopic surgery and fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery for general surgery residents, oral maxillofacial surgery labs and a new advanced surgical skills for exposure in trauma course. The institute also introduced an emergency neurological life support course and extended community outreach to local schools. Recent capability additions include a new RobotiX trainer and newly created trainers for burr holes, abscess drainage and thoracotomy, along with skins designed for suture training. The team also facilitated a mass casualty drill involving 30-plus patients and multiple community programs.
