Towson University in Towson, Maryland, has opened a 240,000-square-foot Health Professions Building.
The building features advanced, high-tech classrooms, collaborative learning spaces, simulation facilities for hands-on learning, abundant natural light and a design centered on safe, quality health care and the health and well-being of students, faculty and staff.
"Our new building is a catalyst for students to begin their careers. I believe this is the best facility of its kind in the country," said Towson President Mark Ginsberg.
Some of the specialty high-tech, high-touch, interprofessional labs:
- Virtual body lab (Anatomage Lab)
- Makerspace
- Clinical skills lab
- Health assessments lab
- Audiology diagnostics classroom
- Occupational therapy activities of daily living lab
In addition to the labs, the sixth floor has a simulation center that provides a safe and realistic environment for skill development, hands-on patient care and experiential learning in acute, multipatient and primary care.
The building also has a 350-seat auditorium and three rooftop gardens that invite students, faculty and staff to visit for self-care purposes as they encounter the high intensity of health care careers.
Several collaboration zones throughout the building enable faculty and students to gather informally and formally as they explore research and evidence-based practice.
The architects are Perkins&Will and JMT. The construction manager is Gilbane Building Company.
