University of Nebraska Medical Center
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Bringing Learning to Life

iEXCEL is a transformative model for health care education headquartered in the Davis Global Center at UNMC

Our Mission

The iEXCEL program improves human performance and effectiveness in health care through the adoption of high-fidelity simulation, interprofessional collaboration and experiential learning technologies.

Our Mission

Davis Global Center

The Dr. Edwin G. & Dorothy Balbach Davis Global Center is a highly advanced clinical simulation facility purposefully designed to foster the practice of patient care in highly-functioning and effective interprofessional teams. The 192,000 sq.ft. center is made up of five distinct levels that work together to create a safe and innovative learning environment.

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Davis Global Center

iEXCEL Scheduling

We look forward to working with you to make your vision a reality. Please follow the link below to request a simulation session, tour, event, or meeting within the Davis Global Center in Omaha or Health Science Education Complex in Kearney.

iEXCEL Scheduling Page

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Education & Training

The iEXCEL training model focuses on improving the outcomes of care by emphasizing interprofessional collaboration and experiential learning.

In the News

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Hybrid Training

Where innovation meets surgical training

Before performing complex skull-base surgery on patients, trainees at Nebraska Medicine and UNMC can practice the procedure dozens of times in a risk-free, highly realistic environment. That's the advantage of advanced simulation training, which recently took center stage during the Advanced Endoscopic Sinus & Ventral Skull-Base Surgery Course at the Davis Global Center.

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Statewide Education

UNMC demonstrates telehealth, VR technology to help close rural care gaps

Medical professionals gathered at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Friday for a conference focused on treating stroke patients, where educators demonstrated technology they believe could eventually help close gaps in rural care.

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Rural Outreach

UNMC brings EMS professionals to Omaha for training

The clock is ticking. A medical emergency is unfolding, and a room full of EMS professionals fight against time to recognize not just what is happening, but also how to diagnose their patient. They have experienced emergencies like this one plenty of times, only this time is different. It isn’t real. It’s an escape room.