News
Director’s Corner
Director’s Corner with Dr. Paul PhrampusWISER Highlights Winter 2022Greetings, Colleagues As we begin 2022, I can’t help but think what an interesting year 2021 was to reflect upon. The entire world has been up ended by the pandemic and I remain amazed at how much...
WISER Welcomes New Simulation Specialist
WISER Welcomes New Simulation SpecialistWISER is excited to welcome Simulation Specialist Matt Murphy to the team. Matt is joining us from Mercy Hospital where he worked as a CT specialist for six years. In this role, he helped the department with new hire training,...
WISER Conducts First Off Campus Contrast Reaction Course
WISER Conducts First Off Campus Contrast Reaction CourseWISER Director of Operations Tom Dongilli, Manager of Simulation Services Martin Mayer, and Simulation Specialist James Lightner were part of a team that brought contrast reaction training to hospitals outside of...
WISER Welcomes New Director of Administration
WISER Welcomes New Director of AdministrationWISER is excited to welcome Diana Alberti as our new Director of Administration. Diana is joining us from Philadelphia where she served as the operations manager for the Helene Fuld Pavilion for Innovative Learning and...
Surgical Residents Get a Clue at WISER
The Tri-Surgeon Tournament, organized by Matthew Rosengart, MD MPH, was held last week, where one of the clues led teams of University of Pittsburgh Surgical residents to WISER.
WISER Welcomes Pharmacy Students Back On Site
After two years, 113 third year pharmacy students will complete the fall practice Capstone event on site at WISER. We are excited to welcome the students back for this important component of their training.
Need to convert video? Pull the handbrake!
In the last few years, the quality and amount of video that a simulation program can generate has increased to levels unimaginable a few years ago. Videos from AV Systems, GoPros, Mobile Phones, Zoom and Teams have become a vital part of our simulation efforts.
WISER Fellow Participates in INACSL Visual Conference 2021
One of our current Fellows had the opportunity to participate in the INACSL Visual Conference 2021 earlier this summer. Mikang Kim was fortunate enough to have her poster accepted to be one of the 90 posters exhibited this year
WISER’s SIMS Software is Essential to Daily Operations
WISER's SIMS Software is Essential to Daily OperationsWISER Highlights Fall 2021As you can imagine, running dozens of classes a week at your sim center can be stressful and a logistics nightmare. Now add 11 other simulation centers and you have WISER. In addition to...
As WISER Grows, So Does Our Staff!
As WISER Grows, So Does Our Staff!WISER Highlights Spring 2021While many simulation centers are facing budget reductions and instructions to do “more with less”, WISER is in the fortunate position of expansion! Within the past few months, WISER has added two...
Fellow Assists in Running WISER’s EPAM Class
Our Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) accredited Fellowship and Visiting Scholars Program provides one-of-a-kind learning opportunities for individuals interested in studying the application of simulation in healthcare education. One of our fellows, Dr....
WISER gains another Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist (CHSOS)
It is a pleasure to announce our own Clint McElroy is now a Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist (CHSOS)! Clint is a dedicated member of WISER's team, and he consistently goes above and beyond in support of our mission to provide the highest quality...
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Course Back in November
We are excited to announce that the Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) course is back at WISER on November 12th! While offering CE credit, POCUS aims to teach practicing physicians and Advanced Practice Providers all the fundamental and frequently used ultrasound...
WISER Works With UPMC Magee Staff to Film Video
To help educate OB scrub techs, RNs, and LPNs across the UPMC health system, WISER recently worked with the talented clinical staff at Magee Women's Hospital to create a video walk-through outlining the devices, instruments, and responsibilities of a scrub person...
WISER News Archive
WISER Newsletters
