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WISER Welcomes Clint McElroy- Simulation Specialist
WISER is excited to welcome our newest team member, Clinton (Clint) McElroy! Clint joins WISER as a Simulation Specialist following six years as an Anesthesia Technician. The past five years, Clint worked for UPMC Magee Women’s Hospital which helped to educate him on...
WISER Fellowship Alumna to Participate in 18th Annual Safar Symposium
WISER Fellowship Alumna to Participate in 18th Annual Safar SymposiumWISER Highlights Spring 2021This year’s 18th Annual Safar Symposium is a two-day virtual and FREE event, with the 2nd day focusing on healthcare simulation. WISER leads the Simulation Lecture...
WISER Academy- Providing Skills and Knowledge to Healthcare Education Professionals
WISER Academy- Providing Skills and Knowledge to Healthcare Education ProfessionalsWISER Highlights Spring 2021WISER is excited to announce the upcoming launch of WISER Academy – a resource to provide skills and knowledge to healthcare education and training...
Simulation Information Management (SIMS)- Let SIMS Manage Your Center
Simulation Information Management (SIMS)- Let SIMS Manage Your CenterWISER Highlights Spring 2021This year marks the 20th anniversary of the initial launch of Simulation Information Management (SIMS) – it’s hard to believe that SIMS already has two decades of user...
Director’s Corner with Dr. Paul Phrampus
Director’s Corner with Dr. Paul PhrampusWISER Highlights Spring 2021Greetings Friends of WISER, Well, here we are getting ready to put a wrap on a year filled with challenges and opportunities like no other that I can remember - it is probably safe to say that no one...
WISER Director Dr. Paul Phrampus Earns Certified Physician Executive (CPE) Credentials
WISER Director Dr. Paul Phrampus Earns Certified Physician Executive (CPE) CredentialsWISER Highlights Spring 2021WISER would like to congratulate our Director, Dr. Paul Phrampus, MD on receiving his Certified Physician Executive (CPE) credential from the American...
Congratulations Tom Dongilli on earning Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist-Advanced™ (CHSOS-A™)
WISER is pleased to announce that our Director of Operations, Thomas “Tom” Dongilli, AT, FSSH has earned his Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist-Advanced™ (CHSOS-A™) credential from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare! This newly created...
Congratulations Tom Dongilli on earning Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist-Advanced? (CHSOS-A?)
WISER welcomes our first Fellow of 2021!
WISER is excited to welcome our first Fellow of 2021, Dr. Jiung Na. He is joining us from Kangbuk Samsung Hospital in South Korea where he is currently an assistant professor in the department of Emergency Medicine. Previously Dr. Na was an EMT Instructor and ACLS/BLS...
WISER welcomes our newest scholar Dr. Mikang Kim
WISER Announces New Equipment and CHSOS Staff
The operations team at WISER has been hard at work installing and testing new equipment and simulators at various locations! Knowing which simulators provide the best learning experience depends heavily on the goals and objectives of your simulation-based healthcare...
WISER Supports iSIM and External Program Collaboration
The curriculum team is excited to announce some exciting events happening at WISER! From unique opportunities working with the Diversity in Nurse Anesthesia Mentorship Program and the Jewish Healthcare Foundation Patient Safety Fellows to the implementation of our...
WISER supports new Cardiopulmonary Bypass Training course
Through collaboration with the skilled physicians at UPMC Presbyterian, and in an effort to advance the knowledge and ability of cardiac anesthesia and cardiothoracic surgical residents and fellows, we recently supported a new Cardiopulmonary Bypass Training course!...
TechSim Onsite Course Success
We are always looking forward to meeting the new simulationists taking our TechSim Onsite course! Through TechSim, we recently taught a small group of participants how we design and develop engaging scenarios, facilitate effective debriefing, apply healthcare concepts...
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