The Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation and Education (MITIE) is a national center for medical education and research in minimally invasive surgical techniques, and also serves as a resident training center for the Cornell School of Medicine. It provides a resource for practicing physicians and allied health professionals worldwide to acquire new skills and retool existing skills.
The institute is composed of adjacent multifunctional sites with technologies that include virtual environments, simulators, technical trainers, robotics, image-guidance devices, and conferencing and debriefing capabilities. It contains nine large conference rooms and a 22-seat stepped-floor immersion videoconference room. A special feature is the complete interconnectivity between conference rooms and surgical training areas so information sharing can be optimized for remote teaching purposes. CO Architects: Design Architect; WHR: Executive Architect
Project Name
Methodist Hospital of Houston, MITIE
Size
35,000 GSF
Client
The Methodist Hospital System
Completion Date
2010
Services
Programming
Medical Planning
Design
Interior Design
Location
Houston, TX
Dr. Barbara Bass, Executive Director of MITIE and Department Chair
