In April 2010, a physician from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, contacted the University's Department of Theatre to assist in a simulation that involved the interaction of physicians, nurses, social workers, grief counselors, and administrators. Three simulations were planned, and all involved the death of a child. The actors were asked to portray the child patient's parents (or a parent's significant other) and relatives, not health care professionals. The simulations were conducted in the training wing of the Children's Hospital of Alabama, and each simulation was video recorded. Student actors received a one-time stipend of $250.