Stony Brook University President Andrea Goldsmith visited the university’s Health Sciences Schools on Apr. 16 as part of her Inauguration Week, observing advanced training and research projects across the campus.
The visit highlighted Stony Brook Medicine’s focus on advancing education, technology, and community care through a series of demonstrations and presentations by students and faculty. The event underscored ongoing investments in clinical simulation environments and interdisciplinary initiatives that address real-world health challenges.
Goldsmith began her tour at the Clinical Simulation Center, where she observed high-fidelity manikins used for realistic medical training. She watched a pediatric emergency scenario followed by a team debrief session. At the Nursing Simulation Center, she participated as an observer in a virtual reality exercise using Ubisim VR technology, which allows students to assess pediatric patients while collecting performance data.
Goldsmith said, “We are building on that commitment through investments in advanced training environments, including Stony Brook’s designation as a SUNY Regional Nursing Simulation Center.”
The showcase also featured several student-led projects. These included developing mobile tools for neurodiverse young adults to enhance driving skills; the Healthy Libraries Program (HeLP), which brings inter-professional healthcare teams into public libraries; research into AI cloning for psychosocial support in palliative care; global cleft lip and palate surgery quality improvement efforts with Operation Smile; advances in restorative dentistry using optical scanning technologies; and integrating iPads and artificial intelligence into nursing education.
Each initiative demonstrated how Stony Brook Medicine is combining innovation with community engagement to address issues from global surgery outcomes to local public health outreach. The event concluded with optimism about continued progress under Goldsmith’s leadership.
