Eastern receives CHEFA grant for medical simulation manikins

Equipment enhances EMT, Paramedic Science programs

by Dwight Bachman

Willimantic, CT (01/28/2022) — Eastern Connecticut State University's Health Sciences Department has received a $75,000 John M. Biancamano Client Grant from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) to purchase medical simulation equipment. The state-of-the-art equipment will enhance the department's Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) program and the development of the new Paramedic Science program.

Health Sciences Professor and EMT Program Coordinator Bryan Platt and Department Chair Anita Lee are the primary proposal writers for this grant, which will be used to purchase two new medical simulation manikins from Gaumard Scientific.

"The medical simulation manikins are instrumental for our students to acquire the essential skills for certification exams and the healthcare career," said Lee. "We are grateful for CHEFA's generous support to allow our students to better serve Connecticut after their education at Eastern."

Platt added: "The ability for Eastern to acquire high-fidelity medical simulation manikins through the generosity of the CHEFA Client Grant allows our students to better prepare for real-life medical and trauma patient care events."

CHEFA is a quasi-public agency that uses no State of Connecticut funding, and was created to help Connecticut-based nonprofit organizations improve health, education and childcare.

Eastern's Health Sciences major program provides an experiential education to future healthcare and public health professionals, empowering them to address current issues in health through education, service, advocacy, research and scholarly activities. Students in this program continue clinical education in nursing, physician assistant, physical therapy, occupational therapy, cardiac sonography, pathologist assistant and more. Students have also entered public health related workforce in governmental agencies, non-profit organizations and health insurance companies.

For more information on the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Program and the Paramedic Science Program in Eastern's Health Sciences Department, visit https://www.easternct.edu/programs/health-sciences.html .

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Eastern Connecticut State University is the state of Connecticut's public liberal arts university, serving more than 4,300 students annually on its Willimantic campus. In addition to attracting students from 163 of Connecticut's 169 towns, Eastern also draws students from 32 other states and 10 countries. A residential campus offering 41 majors and 65 minors, Eastern offers students a strong liberal art foundation grounded in a variety of applied learning opportunities. Ranked as the #1 public regional university in New England by U.S. News & World Report in its 2020, 2021 and 2022 Best Colleges ratings, Eastern has also been awarded 'Green Campus' status by the Princeton Review 11 years in a row. For more information, visit www.easternct.edu.

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Adult patient simulator 1

Gaumard's HAL® S3101 - Wireless and Tetherless Multipurpose Patient Simulator (Image courtesy of Gaumard)

adult patient simulator 2

Gaumard's HAL® S3101 - Wireless and Tetherless Multipurpose Patient Simulator (Image courtesy of Gaumard)

pediatric patient simulator 1

Gaumard's Pediatric HAL® S3005 - Wireless and Tetherless, Five-Year-Old Patient Simulator (Image courtesy of Gaumard)

pediatric patient simulator 2

Gaumard's Pediatric HAL® S3005 - Wireless and Tetherless, Five-Year-Old Patient Simulator (Image courtesy of Gaumard)

Eastern Connecticut State University

Eastern receives CHEFA grant for medical simulation manikins

Equipment enhances EMT, Paramedic Science programs

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