Surgical Simulation Lab

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Located within the New York Presbyterian Hospital’s Cornell Campus, the Skills Acquisition Innovation Laboratory (SAIL) is an advanced surgical training facility. The simulation lab provides critical experience and continued education for medical professionals.

The academic medical suite’s state-of-the-art technology records and collects data to assess performance for customized training. The facility includes two rooms equipped for multi-purpose simulation, operation room simulation, and task training, along with support spaces. SAIL’s stimulating clinical and pedagogical aims are complemented with interiors that evoke the changing, complex environment of the natural world.

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Designed within an existing footprint and with a budget largely apportioned to its state-of-the-art technology, careful consideration was placed on material choice and space utilization. A recurring triangular motif mimics crystalline forms—most strikingly in the corridor’s custom ceiling. The angular structure conceals the extensive cabling required and distinctively integrates lighting to provide an exciting sense of passage that feels both structured and meandering.

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Operating Rooms

Operating rooms contain full-bodied high-tech mannequins, inanimate tissue models, and the most advanced minimally invasive surgery and technological equipment. These give both students and seasoned surgeons alike the opportunity to practice and perfect their skills under real circumstances prior to clinical rotations or operative procedures.

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Distance Learning

With nearly twenty-six miles of cable, thirty high definition cameras, omni-directional microphones, and acoustical panels, each space in the facility has recording capability, allowing users to gain useful insights by closely analyzing simulated medical emergency scenarios. In addition to these recordings, surgeons of all skill levels can delve into the intricacies of live operations in hospital operating rooms around the globe via a state-of-the-art conference room equipped with fifteen LED flat screens.