About the AdventHealth Nicholson Center

The AdventHealth Nicholson Center has trained more than 50,000 physicians from around the globe on leading-edge clinical and surgical techniques. We are one of the nation’s largest and most experienced medical learning and simulation incubation centers dedicated to advancing next-generation clinical knowledge.

Our Vision
Our Facility
Our Team

The Nicholson Center's vision is to improve patient outcomes and advance health care education through revolutionary thinking, innovation and research. Learn more about our goals that support this vision below.

Improving Patient Care Through Education: In order to improve patient care, we will develop educational programs that address the needs of the clinical learner and increase the standards of health care delivery.
Advancing Health Care Education Through Research: We will continue to improve the quality of our educational programs through research and analyzing performance data that demonstrates the effectiveness of our education programs and how they impact clinical practice.
Fostering Innovation Through Collaboration: We will leverage our relationships with industry and academia to deliver innovative education that improves the delivery of health care to the global community.

Meet Our Team

With over a decade of medical training experience, Nicholson Center’s team is dedicated to your event’s success. An expert staff dedicated to the lab, A/V, event planning, concierge services and marketing will ensure no detail is overlooked so your event or training is a success.

Scott Magnuson, MD

Chief Medical Officer
Danielle Julian

Director of Education and Training
Babs Morrissiey

Education Operations Manager
Jewel Mihigan

Education Manager
Cassin Morocco

Events Manager
Haila Bear

Education Manager
Edith Castro

Operations Manager
Chris Kuker

Lab Manager
Kaylee Manigat

Logistics Manager
Steven Thekan

Audio/Visual Manager
Naomi Ghani

Guest Services Supervisor

Our Facility AdventHealth Nicholson Center Celebration

AdventHealth Nicholson Center in Celebration is a 54,000 square-foot advanced medical learning facility located 25 minutes south of downtown Orlando. The AdventHealth Nicholson Center offers training on 50 Surgical and Clinical Skills Stations (DaVinci, Lap, Open and Ortho) and a multi-specialty, state-of-the-art equipment inventory. Our 2 team training operating rooms are designed as a mock OR setup to closely emulate real world experiences.

Our 500 seat Conference Center Auditorium is the optimal environment for classroom study, lectures and medical symposia. Built upon a high-definition, multimedia platform with a 16 TV Customizable Video Wall and International Broadcasting capabilities, the Medical Conference Center can be easily configured and scaled to your group to optimize learning and guest comfort.