Excellent for teaching critical thinking and decision making, CAI is used throughout the curriculum at Samuel Merritt University (SMU). Seated at a computer terminal—either in the Health Sciences Simulation Center (HSSC) or the nearby Peralta Computer Laboratory—the learner works at his or her own pace, viewing a healthcare scenario and sometimes manipulating an instrument, responding to prompts, and receiving intelligent feedback at increasing levels of difficulty. Many CAI programs analyze the learner’s performance at the completion of the session.