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A grant of $32,196 by the Knapp Medical Center Foundation purchased Sim Man for the Professional Practice Department. The ultra high-tech mannequin can be programmed to simulate different scenarios and levels of illness. Sim Man can even "talk" and make realistic sounds such as different kinds of coughs. The electronic mannequin will be used for staff training to increase skill levels and learn new techniques. Madonna Coughenour, Nursing Senior Vice President, explains Sim Man features to Foundation Board President Raul Cabaza and Directors Spencer Bell and Ramon Montalvo III.