Califia Featured in “The Journal of Thoracic and Cadriovascular Surgery”

Califia used in Surgical Training with CPB “Month-long cardiac surgery boot camp: A proposal to jump start resident training” – The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

In 2011, a retired CPB machine was donated to the lab and in 2015 a Califia simulator (Biomed Simulation Inc, San Diego, Calif) was added to enhance CPB and ECMO education. The VUMC Perfusion School also uses the laboratory as a primary resource for training and simulation experiences. The Cardiac Perfusion Technology Program maintains equipment for the pump and simulated CPB and ECMO procedures.