Working with Actors to Train Students and Hospital Healthcare Providers | MGH Institute of Health Professions

man with two women — MGH Institute simulated participant Edgar Daniel, playing a psychiatric patient, confronts two nursing students who are trying to obtain his vital signs at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. This particular training was focused on the use of restraints and steps to avoid restraints. The collaboration between the hospital and the MGH Institute led to the Society for Simulation in Healthcare 2026 DAISY Team Award for their work with the Anti-Racism and Trauma-informed (ART) De-escalation Training Program.

By

Sean Hennessey

Date

March 4, 2026

Simulated participants valuable part of education equation at MGH Institute and within Mass General Brigham; co-won Daisy Award with Brigham and Women’s Hospital medical team