August 7, 2025 – The University of South Florida is launching the world’s first university-based undergraduate concentration in healthcare simulation operations. Starting this fall, the program is designed to address a workforce shortage by providing a defined pathway for students into healthcare.
USF’s program, which launches in the fall, will offer a blended curriculum of healthcare science, information technology, engineering and instructional design. It will include a 120-hour internship with rotations across multiple simulation centers.
Medical simulation is widely used in schools, hospitals and government agencies. Despite the technology’s growing use, there are no major research universities that offer undergraduate concentrations designed to prepare students for careers managing simulation technologies and programs, the release said.