Simulated Community
The Simulated Community was built as a commitment to the community around us, reflecting the environments where our patients truly live, work, and heal. It allows students to train not only in clinical skills but also in cultural awareness, health equity, and community-based care.
- Row Home: A fully furnished one-bedroom with steps and zero-entry access, where learners practice home care, telehealth, and discharge planning.
- Wellness Center: Students can provide rehabilitation, functional training, and chronic disease management.
- Restaurant and Grocery Store: These spaces support real-world, community-based learning across programs. They are used by health rehabilitation services to help individuals practice navigating everyday spaces and rebuilding functional skills, by nutrition students for counseling on healthy food choices, and by social work students to explore access and equity challenges. They also support public health training by modeling how food accessibility, sanitation, and population-level factors influence community health and well-being.
- Park with North Philly Mural: This space features a mural, titled "Northward and Rising", created by husband-wife duo Jared Bader and Rashida Salam from Mural Arts Philadelphia, depicting life in North Philadelphia. You’ll notice Temple’s medical school, Temple Hospital, and plenty of Philly-centric Easter eggs hidden throughout. It’s a reminder that our students are training to serve real communities, right here in Philadelphia.
