MISSION STATEMENT
The core mission of the Florida Healthcare Simulation Alliance (FHSA) is to promote quality healthcare simulation practices for academic and clinical environments, to improve patient safety and patient outcomes, across the state of Florida. FHSA will serve as a regional resource to facilitate collaboration, networking, development and integration of best practices for the delivery of simulation-based healthcare education. It will strive to support fledging simulation programs through direct mentorship and strengthen existing simulation programs through collaboration and shared best practice.
VISION
Empowering the State of Florida healthcare simulation community
OUR PURPOSE
We provide support, resources, education and training to connect the simulation community of practice with a focus on people, professional practice, profile, sustainability.
WHAT IS FHSA?
- Florida Based
- Healthcare Focused
- Simulation Education
- Networking Platform
- Mentorship Alliance
- Over 600 members Strong
FHSA JOURNEY
- 2012 – Planning year with grant from Florida Center for Nursing (FCN)
- 2013 – 8 regions with leaders operating independent meetings
- 2016- Applied for Affinity Group with SSH
- 2017-2019 Pilot Affinity Group with SSH