The Society for Simulation in Healthcare is proud to announce that 40 of the 93 programs recognized in Becker’s Hospital Review’s “93 Hospital and Health System Simulation and Education Programs to Know | 2026” are SSH Accredited — representing more than 43 percent of the list.
This recognition reflects the growing adoption of SSH Accreditation as the standard of excellence for healthcare simulation programs across the United States and demonstrates SSH’s central role in advancing simulation-based education, patient safety, and clinical training worldwide.
SSH Accreditation involves a rigorous, peer-reviewed evaluation process confirming that programs meet the highest standards in simulation-based education. Accredited programs demonstrate excellence through curriculum development, faculty expertise, learner assessment, and continuous quality improvement.
Kristyn Gadlage, SSH Director of Accreditation, said the recognition underscores the value of a credential that demands more than self-reported achievement. “Accreditation is not a checkbox — it is a sustained commitment to excellence verified by peers who understand the work,” Gadlage said. “To see so many SSH-Accredited programs named among the best in the country affirms that the standard we hold our programs to is also the standard the field recognizes.”
The 40 recognized programs span academic medical centers, health systems, and dedicated simulation facilities serving learners at every stage of clinical practice. These institutions distinguish themselves through advanced simulation methodologies, rigorous training environments, and a commitment to measurable patient safety outcomes.
SSH provides accreditation, certification, education, and resources to institutions and professionals committed to excellence in simulation-based learning. SSH Accreditation signifies an institution’s commitment to delivering high-quality education, improving patient safety, and advancing healthcare simulation.
SSH-Accredited Programs Recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review | 2026
(Year Accreditation Achieved)
- Penn Med Clinical Simulation Center (2010)
- Atrium Health’s Carolinas Simulation Center (2010)
- The Simulation, Teaching, and Academic Research (STAR) Center at Allegheny Health Network (2011)
- USF Health Simulation Consortium (noted on Becker’s at Tampa General Hospital) (2011)
- The Center for Simulation, Advanced Education and Innovation at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (2012)
- UPMC’s Wiser Institute for Simulation, Education and Research (WISER) (2012)
- Banner Health Simulation System (2012)
- The MedStar Health Simulation Training & Education Lab (2014)
- Children’s Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota Simulation Program (2015)
- Center for Advanced Medical Simulation (CAMS) at Mount Sinai West (2015)
- Cleveland Clinic Simulation and Advanced Skills Center (2015)
- The University of Miami Health System’s Simulation Hospital Advancing Research and Education (2015)
- Women’s Guild Simulation Center for Advanced Clinical Skills at Cedars-Sinai (2015)
- Duke University School of Nursing Center for Nursing Discovery (2016)
- Maimonides Center for Clinical Simulation (2016)
- The Johns Hopkins Medicine Simulation Center (2016)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Clinical Simulation (2016)
- The Simulation Center at New York City Health + Hospitals (2017)
- Inova Center for Advanced Medical Simulation (2018)
- Jump Simulation at OSF Healthcare (2018)
- Orlando Health Simulation Program (2018)
- The Neil and Elise Wallace STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (2016)
- Immersive Design Systems at Boston Children’s Hospital (2019)
- Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center (CASTLe) (2019)
- Advanced Medical Simulation Lab at Parkview Mirro Center for Research & Innovation (2020)
- Geisinger Education & Medical Simulation (2020)
- Carilion Clinic Center for Simulation, Research and Patient Safety (2021)
- Emergency Department Simulation Training and Research (STAR) Center at Mount Sinai Hospital (2021)
- The Grainger Center for Simulation & Innovation at Endeavor Health (2021)
- Nationwide Children’s Hospital Simulation and Outreach Education Program (2021)
- Riverside Simulation Training Lab at Riverside Health (2021)
- Texas Children’s Hospital Simulation Center (2021)
- University of Tennessee’s Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation (CHIPS) (2021)
- UW Health Clinical Simulation Program (2021)
- Valley Children’s Healthcare Interprofessional Simulation Program (2022)
- Northeast Georgia Health System’s Center for Simulation and Innovation (2023)
- Sutter Health Simulation Center Program (2023)
- Children’s Hospital Colorado Simulation Center (2024)
- RWJBarnabas Health — The Institute for Nursing Excellence (2024)
- Judith & Marvin Herb Family Simulation Center at Naples Comprehensive Health (2025)