{"id":148160,"date":"2025-07-09T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=148160"},"modified":"2026-06-15T15:21:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:21:02","slug":"ucf-is-floridas-first-to-earn-third-global-recognition-in-healthcare-simulation-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-is-floridas-first-to-earn-third-global-recognition-in-healthcare-simulation-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Is Florida\u2019s First to Earn Third Global Recognition in Healthcare Simulation Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"
A longstanding leader in healthcare simulation, UCF\u2019s College of Nursing<\/a> has been awarded its third global honor for excellence.<\/p>\n The college\u2019s Simulation, Technology, Innovation and Modeling (STIM) Center recently received full accreditation in human simulation by the Association of SP Educators, which is the highest honor given by the organization and recognizes an organization\u2019s adherence to the standards of best practices to ensure growth, integrity and safe application of human simulation-based education practices.<\/p>\n UCF is one of just 19 simulation centers worldwide and the only program in Florida in the inaugural Association of SP Educators accreditation cohort \u2014 elevating the university to an elite group of leaders<\/a> with accreditations or endorsements from all three healthcare simulation organizations.<\/p>\n Last month, UCF also received re-endorsement from the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning for continued excellence in applying simulation standards of best practice in education.<\/p>\n UCF\u2019s endorsement dates back to 2022, when it was one of nine programs worldwide to receive the inaugural Healthcare Simulation Standards Endorsement.<\/p>\nLeading in Simulation<\/h2>\n