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OxSTaR (Oxford Simulation, Teaching and Research) is the University of Oxford’s purpose built, state-of-the-art medical simulation teaching and research facility in the Nuffield Division of Anaesthetics at the John Radcliffe Hospital. Simulated learning scenarios provide invaluable opportunities to observe, develop and test how healthcare professionals work together and interact with their environment and equipment.
Latest news
Dr Claire Pickering wins Clincal Support Service Award
23 September 2020
Dr Claire Pickering, a Simulation Fellow at OxSTaR, and Dr Chris Gough have won the Clinical Support Service Award for "Tea Trolley Teaching".
World Patient Safety Day 2020
17 September 2020
17th September is World Patient Safety Day and OxSTaR supports this year's theme - Health Worker Safety: A Priority for Patient Safety.
New COVID-19 simulation training for smartphones helps African healthcare workers save lives
6 July 2020
The University of Oxford's LIFE project has launched a new set of app-based training scenarios that help healthcare workers in Africa safely manage and treat cases of children with suspected COVID-19.
Founded in 2008
Trains healthcare practitioners
Based at John Radcliffe Hospital