Catherine Filene Shouse Building
The Catherine Filene Shouse (Shouse) Building at 36 1st Avenue is the graduate school's main building which houses many of our classrooms, labs, and departmental offices. The departmental offices for the School of Nursing, and its departments of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Genetic Counseling, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant Studies are all in the Shouse Building; as is the nursing-led initiative the Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health.
On the second floor is a Reflection Room (Room 202), a space available for all members of the IHP community for quiet reflection, prayer, meditation, yoga, and similar activities. The Office of Enrollment Services (OES) – Admission, Financial Aid, the Registrar, and Bursar and Mission, Vision and Community Values is also on the second floor.
On the fourth floor is one of our Information Technology Help Desks, in addition to the Provost office, Center for Interprofessional Education & Practice, Office of Student Affairs and Services (OSAS), writing center and SAP.
Labs in the Shouse Building
The Institute's skills assessment labs, simulation labs, and physical assessment lab provide simulated hospital environments for students developing their clinical skills.
The Shouse Simulation Lab contains two acute-care rooms, a control/observation room, and an office (Room 108D) for the Institute's simulation education specialist.
The school has more than two dozen interactive simulation manikins, including a birthing manikin, a pediatric manikin, and a 3G SimMan to help students learn to treat a wide variety of symptoms and health situations. Vital Sign simulators now have touch panels installed replacing the original handheld remote controls.
The labs, located on the main and third floors of the Institute's main academic building, are well-lit pleasant areas where students spend much of their time learning basic skills.