 The Simulation Teaching and Research (STAR) Center provides a real-world experience to healthcare students.It holds state of the art technology such as a prep-scrubbing station, surgical tools, Gaumard Scientific's "Family of Five" patient simulators which include a mother, father, two children and a newborn, and Laerdal SimMan patient simulators which can verbally and physically emit symptoms just like real-world patients.These patient simulators can cry, speak and the expectant mother actually gives birth to her baby.