About

The Suttie Centre is a purpose-built teaching and learning centre at the heart of the Foresterhill health campus for use by students, healthcare staff, health practitioners and the general public. The centre opened in 2009 and aims to promote lifelong learning in a multiprofessional environment.

The centre contains

• Anatomy teaching space and a resource centre
• A simulated ward area where students and staff will learn essential and advanced clinical skills in a safe and secure environment
• Comfortable facilities for the dedicated group of 'volunteer patients' who support the teaching of clinical skills
• A 220 seat lecture theatre allowing Aberdeen to host national and international conferences
• An advanced teletechnology infrastructure – an IT suite running the most up-to- date training applications and a range of innovative simulators including the UK's first 'sim-baby'
• Modern teaching, learning and discussion spaces including break out areas, café and social spaces which will encourage inter-professional learning and working
• A public 'shop-front' museum area presenting the history of medicine in the North-east and its contribution to the world

The Suttie Centre was built as part of the Matthew Hay Project and was named in recognition of a generous gift from local businessman, Mr Ian and Mrs Dorothy Suttie