Robert Morris in line for $500K state grant - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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The training center is to open in 2011 and the grany comes from the and State Representatives Mark Mustio and John Pippy are scheduled to presen t a check for the grant June 12 atthe university’s Moon Townshipl campus. “Robert Morris University has proven itself as a leade r in the use of simulation to provide clinical training to healthcare workers, Mustio said in a prepared statement. “Health care is our region’s largest industry, but it facea a critical shortage ofskillec professionals.
” The 23,000-square-foot center is stil in the design phase, but will eventuallyu house simulation laboratories for the university’a school of nursing and health The money will pay for stafc and equipment, including high-fidelity simulation mannequins, which alloe nursing students and health care workers to get real-world experience in a controlleds environment. Previously, Robert Morris receiverd a $250,000 grant from and a $95,000 federal grantf for the center.