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Get WISER for Healthcare Simulation Professional Development
We are pleased to share our newest article, "Get WISER for Healthcare Simulation Professional Development," is now available on HealthySimulation! This piece highlights a variety of professional development opportunities for healthcare educators available through...
Thanat Tangpaisarn’s Fellowship Ends
After a year of hard work and dedication, Thanat Tangpaisarn's fellowship at WISER is sadly coming to an end! Joining us last April, Thanat has worked tirelessly to become a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE), and to develop the essential knowledge needed...
Thomas Dongilli to give keynote presentation
Join Thomas Dongilli, our Director of Operations, on March 8th for his keynote presentation at the 2024 Joseph and Joan Pranis Kenney Endowed Conference for Excellence in Nursing Education! In his keynote address, Thomas will provide an overview of the evolution of...
Welcome to our newest fellow!
Please join us in welcoming our newest fellow, Hafizah Abdul Salim, MD! Dr. Salim is an Emergency Medicine Physican and Medical Lecturer at the University Putra Malaysia under the Ministry of Higher Education. With special interests in critical care, life support,...
Directors Corner Winter 2024
Greetings Friends of WISER! We have had a productive quarter, and I hope that you have as well. First off, we have released the newest version of our Patient Safety Report. This report allows us to focus on those WISER activities which are aligned directly with...
WISER Operations Expanding Services
It's been a busy year for the WISER operations team! Over the past 12 months, the operations team now supports WISER’s main 20,000 sq. ft. facility and 12 satellite centers throughout the UPMC Health System. Additionally, we’ve developed a new partnership to support 6...
WISER’s Impact on Patient Safety
WISER is pleased to announce the release of our new Patient Safety booklet! This publication serves to highlight the spectacular work of our faculty and staff and the effort that goes into the courses that we offer that directly effect the health and safety of the...
Expanding the WISER Fellowship Program
The administrative team has been working on multiple programs lately. We have revamped our Fellowship Programs and are pleased to welcome our newest visiting scholar, Dr. Hafizah Abdul-Salim from Malaysia. Dr. Salim is an Emergency Medicine Physician and Medical...
Another Successful IMSH for WISER and SIMS!
This year’s record attendance at the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) in San Diego provided great interest for our Simulation Information Management System (SIMS).
Director’s Corner – Fall 2023
Greetings Friends of WISER! In this edition we are happy to welcome several amazing new team members to our ever-expanding WISER staff! We continue to thrive because we have such an excellent team with extraordinary capabilities and dedication to our mission focusing...
Get WISER for Healthcare Simulation Professional Development
We are pleased to share our newest article, "Get WISER for Healthcare Simulation Professional Development," is now available on HealthySimulation! This piece highlights a variety of professional development opportunities for healthcare educators available through...
Thanat Tangpaisarn’s Fellowship Ends
After a year of hard work and dedication, Thanat Tangpaisarn's fellowship at WISER is sadly coming to an end! Joining us last April, Thanat has worked tirelessly to become a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE), and to develop the essential knowledge needed...
Thomas Dongilli to give keynote presentation
Join Thomas Dongilli, our Director of Operations, on March 8th for his keynote presentation at the 2024 Joseph and Joan Pranis Kenney Endowed Conference for Excellence in Nursing Education! In his keynote address, Thomas will provide an overview of the evolution of...
Welcome to our newest fellow!
Please join us in welcoming our newest fellow, Hafizah Abdul Salim, MD! Dr. Salim is an Emergency Medicine Physican and Medical Lecturer at the University Putra Malaysia under the Ministry of Higher Education. With special interests in critical care, life support,...