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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...
WISER expands team with new staff members
The WISER team is growing! In the past few months, we have had the pleasure of welcoming several new staff members to our team. WISER strives to maintain the highest level of support across our many courses and satellite centers. To help alleviate these growing...
WISER’s Curriculum Team is Getting Up Close and Personal
WISER’s Curriculum team shows a dedication to excellence! Over the past few months, WISER has begun a thorough examination of the courses we offer, both onsite at our Oakland campus as well as at our satellite centers across Pittsburgh. In addition to the ongoing...
Great New SIMS Feature!
We just added a great new feature to SIMS: QSE Reminders! QSE stands for Quizzes, Surveys, and Evaluations and is how we collect information from SIMS participants and assess learners. This new functionality allows users to complete those forms at various times...
WISER’s Operations Team Certified to Support and Improve Educational Programs
How does one show their leadership in the field of healthcare simulation? How are clinical simulation technicians identified as experts? The Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist® (CHSOS®) certification, developed by the Society for Simulation in...
Kazakhstan delegates visit WISER
WISER hosts delegates from Kazakhstan in collaboration with UPMC InternationalWISER Highlights Winter 2023WISER Director of Operations Tom Dongilli and Manager of Simulation Services Marty Mayer provided an interactive tour and presentation to delegates from...
Reports in SIMS
Reports in SIMSWISER Highlights Spring 2023As the weather warms and the buds start to sprout in Pittsburgh, our thoughts turn to...the end of the academic year and SIMS reports! As we are nearing July, and our academic year is finishing, now is when we start to look...
WISER Academy – Essentials of Sim Center Management
WISER Academy: Essentials of Sim Center ManagementWISER Highlights Spring 2023While WISER’s daily operations focus largely on the needs of future and current healthcare providers, the instructors that facilitate the courses also deserve a space to develop and hone...
New Staff Joins WISER – Spring 2023
WISER Welcomes New Members to StaffWISER Highlights Spring 2023Spring is a time for new beginnings, a fitting time to welcome WISER’s three newest staff members to the team! Gwen Titley Stonesifer and Kaylee Peden were hired to the Education Development Team, while...
Dr. Salim Completes WISER Fellowship
Dr. Hafizah Adbul Salim, an Emergency Medicine Physician and Medical Lecturer at the University Putra Malaysia, brought her expertise in critical care, life support, trauma, and clinical simulation to advance WISER's mission of supporting simulation...
iSIM is Coming Back to WISER!
Get ready to develop your skills as a simulation instructor with iSIM! This dynamic two-day course provides healthcare educators and novice simulationists with the foundational knowledge needed to design, run, and debrief effective simulation scenarios. From...
Neurologic Emergencies Course Created
Simulation-based healthcare education programs are one of the most effective ways to facilitate impactful and engaging learning. While these programs are commonly used to orient and train nursing and medical students, simulation can be a powerful tool to...
Meet WISER at IMSH 2025
We are excited to see you at the upcoming International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) in Orlando, Florida! Running from January 10-14th, this conference is a fantastic opportunity to connect with the simulation community while showcasing all the tools,...
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