The Health System Simulation program is offered in collaboration with Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University.

Effective Experiential Learning: Health System Simulation

How would you run your own hospital? John S. Winkleman, faculty member at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, discusses the innovative new Health System Simulation course delivered in partnership with ACHE. Hear why simulation learning is particularly effective for healthcare leaders, and how you can see what happens when you’re in the driver’s seat.

We are currently working in collaboration with Columbia to reimagine this program as an in-person experience in 2025.

If you were registered for one of 2024’s virtual offerings, you’ll be contacted by ACHE to arrange for a refund.

What is Health System Simulation?

The Health System Simulation helps those engaged in providing healthcare rise to the occasion through evidence-based models, situational instruction and strategic problem-solving.

Those who accept the challenge will navigate modern healthcare barriers, adopt unique approaches to solve increasingly difficult problems and dispute long-held assumptions about what solutions will work—and what won’t—in a modern multi-hospital market.

During this session, teams operate through several market cycles—receiving strategic financial analysis and feedback from senior faculty consultants along the way—and will work to prevent supply chain disruptions, manage lost revenues, and address burnout among frontline workers.

Participants will make all decisions central to long-term organizational success, including service line mix, capacity, marketing, quality investment, insurer relations, staffing and financial structure. Additionally, they’ll create a mission statement, benchmark their progress, respond to topical news, and develop a public service program.