News

We are excited to announce that Dr. Charles J. Lin, M.D., M.Sc., has been named Co-Director of the WISER Research and Scholarship Committee.  Dr. Lin is a board-certified anesthesiologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh Schools of Medicine and...

Congratulations to Kaylee Peden on her recent accomplishment of becoming a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE)! Kaylee is an integral member of our WISER team and offers outstanding support to our faculty and staff. We are so proud of her earning her CHSE...

On Tuesday, July 22, WISER hosted 25 fellows from this year’s class of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation’s Patient Safety Fellowship. The visiting fellows learned how simulation education and assessment methods can help patient safety and improve the quality of care....

     Our simulation specialists recently took a fieldtrip to Presby's OR to help support a multidisciplinary simulation-based training focusing on the overall teamwork of interprofessional teams responding to a deteriorating patient! Utilizing high-fidelity simulation...

     Please help us in welcoming our newest Visiting Scholar, Dr. Wenyun (Blair) Tan! As the Associate Chief Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the First Hospital of Hebei Medical University in China, Dr. Tan will be working alongside our leadership...

Greetings, Friends of WISER,  As spring breathes new life into Pittsburgh, WISER continues to flourish with renewed energy and global engagement. The past few months have been marked by significant milestones and heartfelt farewells. I believe it continues to reflect...

Our team at WISER is growing with the addition of our newest simulation specialist, Katherine Mozelewski! With prior experience supporting simulation-based training at Ohio State University, she brings a unique set of knowledge and skills to her role here. Please join...

Our June 11-12th Improving Simulation Instructional Methods (iSIM) course is right around the corner, but there is still time to register! Designed for anyone that wants to improve their skills in designing and deploying simulation-based training events, iSIM teaches...

WISER has begun to use the Open Broadcast Software (OBS) to live stream and record our simulation sessions. OBS is a free and open source video platform that has been available for over a decade. By combining multiple camera angles, camera types (USB & IP), and...