The Bookout Center

 

The Bookout Center is an innovative virtual hospital and hands-on clinical training facility for health care professionals seeking to maintain excellent procedural skills and acquire new proficiencies.

 

We aim to improve patient safety through these educational pursuits and to conduct research on skills acquisition and technological development.

Shaping The Next Generation
Learn more about the Bookout Center-hosted DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center boot camp which helped fellows and faculty establish a foundation of success
Simulation Center Tour
You can now explore all three floors of the Sim Center at The Bookout Center, virtually. The first facility of its kind, Houston Methodist's Institute for Technology, Innovation & Education now encompasses 35,000 square feet of research and training space.
World Class Resources
The Bookout Center has become a center for innovative ideas and technological advances that offers an extensive array of resources for training, research and device development.

Function and Purpose

The Bookout Center research and training spaces are housed under one roof. This enables the logical, progressive development of collaborative research and training efforts. The learning process begins with the development of new technology or procedural techniques by scientists and physicians working in the research core of the Bookout Center. These advances evolve through the use of a simulated patient care environment. Once the efficacy of a technology or procedure is proven, it can be disseminated to practicing physicians in the Bookout Center training area and MedPresence room.

Goals
  • Develop novel technologies to enable less invasive medical care.
  • Demonstrate cutting-edge techniques via live audio and video conferencing within all Houston Methodist procedure areas.
  • Influence local, regional, national and international health care professionals and providers.
Objectives
  • Train physicians in procedural skills across multiple specialties.
  • Conduct research on the metrics of skills acquisition.
  • Enhance patient safety using high fidelity simulation training.
Approach
  • Practicing physicians can access all components under one roof.
  • Remote telementoring uses audiovisual conferencing via wearable technology.
  • Image guidance enhances procedural accuracy.
  • Robotics improve the efficacy and outcomes of minimally invasive procedures.

35,000

Square Feet of Research and Training Space

3,978

Learners in 2023

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Interested in hosting an event at The Bookout Center?

Please contact us at mitieevents@houstonmethodist.org or 888.648.4389.
A member of our team will reach out to you within 24-48 hours to discuss your requirements and ensure a successful event.

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