DELIVERING A NEXT-GEN HEALTH CARE EDUCATION

UWM celebrated the Fall 2022 opening of the James and Yvonne Ziemer Clinical Simulation Center, a state-of-the-art facility that provides a nextgeneration educational experience for future health care professionals.

The 22,000-square-foot center at the Northwest Quad complex includes experiential learning spaces like staged hospital, surgical, intensive care and labor/delivery rooms. It features sophisticated, programmable manikins that breathe, sweat and give birth. There are also simulated settings for an apartment and clinic, as well as lab spaces.

Moreover, the facility allows nursing and health sciences students to learn and work together as teams, just as they would in real-world settings. The center is named in honor of James and Yvonne Ziemer, who donated $1 million in support of the College of Nursing in 2015. James Ziemer is a three-time alumnus and former CEO and president of Harley-Davidson. Other significant gifts came from GE Healthcare, which provided more than $450,000 in medical equipment, and Constance A. (Connie) Greiser, a