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From docs to med students, new UW Hospital simulation center gives practice time

When Sim Baby?s oxygen level drops, its mouth turns blue. METIman groans and coughs from heart failure. TraumaMan?s neck can be punctured to create a tracheostomy, or hole for breathing. The high-tech manikins ? anatomical models used in health care, as opposed to storefront mannequins ? are among the stars of UW Health?s Clinical Simulation Program, featuring a new $6 million facility on the first floor of UW Hospital.