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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...
Director’s Corner Spring 2023
Director’s Corner with Dr. Paul PhrampusWISER Highlights Spring 2023Greetings Friends of WISER, Wow! The last few months have been exciting for WISER. Our team had the opportunity to attend IMSH and share the word about WISER, our tools, and programs with thousands of...
Dr. Tram Duran earns Clerkship Preceptor of the Year Award
Dr. Tram Duran earns Clerkship Preceptor of the Year AwardWISER Highlights Winter 2023WISER faculty member Tram Duran, MD, received the 2023 Clerkship Preceptor of the Year Award at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPSOM) Curriculum Colloquium. The...
Gaumard Demo
WISER Hosts Gaumard Scientific Simulator DemonstrationsWISER Highlights Winter 2023WISER strives to maintain its’ leadership in understanding the most current technology available in the simulation industry. This time, the need is personal. WISER is expanding. In...
WISER Hosts Simulation User Group Meeting
WISER Hosts Simulation User Group MeetingWISER Highlights Winter 2023More than 60 simulation educators from the tristate area came to WISER on Thursday October 13, 2022, for an entire day of education dedication simulation-based training. Dr. Paul Phrampus (WISER...
Former Fellow Publishes Research on Teaching Fiber-optic Intubation to SRNAs
A recent study, co-authored by one of our former fellows Dr. Thanat Tangpaisarn, along with our Director Dr. Paul Phrampus and Senior Associate Director Dr. John O'Donnell, examines the impact of simulation-based education on teaching fiber-optic intubation (FOI) to...
WISER Collaborates with Children’s for ENT APP Course
WISER recently collaborated with the talented team at Children's Hospital to deliver an exceptional simulation-based training course designed specifically for ENT APP Fellows. This course focused on developing and refining skills in flexible nasolaryngoscopy 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...
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