suttie centre suttie centre the suttie centre is a purpose-built training centre on the foresterhill hospital campus in aberdeen. suttie centre in 2010 facilities the suttie centre for teaching & learning in healthcare is a partnership between the university of aberdeen and nhs grampian. designed by edinburgh architects bennetts associates, the £20 million, five-storey, timber-clad building opened in september 2009. part of the university of aberdeen, college of life sciences and medicine, the centre is used for teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students, and a wide range of healthcare staff use it for their continuing professional development. there is public access to displays on medical history. the centre contains the university anatomy department, a 220-seat lecture theatre, a simulated ward area and facilities for the ‘volunteer patients’ who support the teaching of clinical skills. advanced technology includes an it suite and a range of innovative simulators including the uk’s first ‘sim-baby’. a public cafe and museum area presents the history of medicine in the north-east of scotland. a central atrium allows natural light into the heart of the building, which has a 6500 square metre floorspace in total. the centre is the fulfilment of the vision of professor matthew hay for the foresterhill health campus, a joint site for healthcare. in 1900 he identified foresterhill as a suitable location.