Arizona Simulation Technology & Education Center (ASTEC)
The Arizona Simulation Technology & Education Center (ASTEC) is a 30,000 sq. ft. facility that provides interprofessional learning opportunities in a high-tech, realistically simulated environment. ASTEC engages learners at all levels of healthcare education utilizing high-fidelity simulation technology with innovative methods of experiential learning theory. The facility is equipped with a 6,000 sq. ft. Sim Deck that includes six patient rooms, three of which can be converted to any type of hospital environment and three that represent an operating room, intensive care unit, and labor and delivery suite, each equipped with hospital-grade gases. These rooms, along with a simulated pharmacy, surround a 3,000 sq. ft., two-story multipurpose area that can be utilized for any large-scale training event, including a variety of procedural-based training stations.
Banner — University Medical Center Tucson
Banner — University Medical Center Tucson is nationally recognized for providing exceptional patient care, teaching future health care professionals and conducting groundbreaking research. Also located on the campus is Diamond Children’s – recognized for its specialized pediatric services including neonatal and intensive care, emergency medicine and cancer therapies. Banner University Medical Center Tucson is Southern Arizona's only Level I Trauma Center, meaning we care for the most critically injured patients. The hospital is consistently listed among the nation's top hospitals in the prestigious Best Hospitals ranking by U.S. News & World Report.
Rotations Include:
- Chiefs: Surgical Oncology (GI, Soft Tissue and colorectal), Acute Care Surgery, and Hepatobiliary/Transplant
- Seniors: Acute Care Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, MIS, Pediatric Surgery, Surgical Oncology
- Juniors: Critical Care, Acute Care Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Hepatobiliary/Transplant, ENT, Plastics, Night Float
Banner — University Medical Center Tucson
Banner — University Medical Center South (aka University of Arizona Medical Center – South Campus) is a comprehensive medical center that includes an Emergency Department, a state-designated trauma center and a Behavioral Health Pavilion. The hospital is staffed by Banner University Medicine physicians and is managed by Banner Health under an operating agreement with Pima County. Our specialty services include inpatient and outpatient behavioral health, treatment and education for diabetes, innovative geriatrics care and comprehensive orthopedics.
Rotations Include:
- Chiefs: General Surgery
- Juniors: General Surgery and Night Float
Tucson Medical Center
Tucson Medical Center (aka TMC) has been Tucson’s locally governed nonprofit regional hospital since it admitted its first patient on November 9, 1944. Its roots extend back to the 1920’s when the internationally known Desert Sanatorium began operating as a tuberculosis treatment center and health retreat. This community hospital, licensed for 650 beds, is located approximately five miles from The University of Arizona.
Rotations Include:
- Chiefs: General Surgery
- Seniors: Pediatric Surgery, Vascular Surgery
- Juniors: General Surgery, Pediatric Surgery
South Arizona VA Health Care System
The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS) which serves over 150,000 veterans located in eight counties in southern Arizona and one county in western New Mexico, is a 283-bed hospital which provides training, primary care and sub-specialty health care in numerous medical areas for eligible veterans. SAVAHCS plays a vital role in Arizona health care education as the principal affiliate with the University of Arizona's College of Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. Each year over 700 physicians, nurses and other health care professionals from educational institutions across the country receive training at SAVAHCS. Virtually all SAVAHCS staff physicians hold faculty appointments at The University of Arizona College of Medicine.
Rotations Include:
- Chiefs: General Surgery, Chief Rotation
- Seniors: General Surgery
- Juniors: General Surgery, Anesthesia, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vascular, Night Float
Tuba City Regional Medical Center
Tuba City Regional Medical Center, located in Northeastern Arizona, serves 35,000 Hopi, Navajo and Paiute tribal members.
The unique community of Tuba City offers a culturally rich environment. The hospital was constructed in 1975 with a bed capacity of 73. PGY 2 residents gain a robust, rural general surgery experience.
Flagstaff Medical Center
Flagstaff Medical Center, located in Northern Arizona, is a major regional hospital distinguished, among other services, by being the only Level 1 Trauma Center north of Phoenix. Flagstaff Medical Center is also home to Guardian Medical Transport, a leader in developing innovative, continuous compression CPR techniques that is tripling survivor rates for cardiac arrest patients.
Serving more than 700,000 people in communities across the region, this 270-bed hospital provides our PGY 3 and PGY 4 with general surgery experience.