As health sciences rapidly evolve with technology, medical education facilities require enhancements to serve new learning modalities. The new UCSD Telemedicine Education Center has been designed to respond to both projected growth in enrollment and profound changes in the methodologies of medical education.

Situated at the intersection of two major pedestrian routes, and the Telemedicine Education Building serves as a welcoming doorway to the School of Medicine. The building’s inner courtyard and adjacent exterior spaces encourage the medical school community to interact and exchange ideas while enjoying the outdoors.

The program for this project includes wet and dry lab medical simulation and training that incorporates telemedicine, a clinical skills training center, a learning center, and a student commons. Located on the lower level, a “simulation hospital” includes dry simulation ORs, ER/ICU suites and clinical hospital rooms, each fitted with cameras and two-way glass. The facility also accommodates wet labs, including a gross-anatomy labs and a vivarium, and dry labs through the use of high-fidelity medical robots. Classrooms on the 2nd and 3rd floors are organized around central learning community rooms, and IT suite and a student commons lounge. The auditorium and double height large group testing and training rooms are divisible by an operable partition to promote flexibility and offer diverse learning environments.

Project Facts

Completion Year: 2011
Project Area: 88,000 ft²

Project Awards

2012 • Structural Engineers Association of Northern California • Award of Merit: New Construction