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WISER welcomes our newest Fellow, Dr. Mikang Kim
WISER is excited to welcome its newest fellow Dr. Mikang (Lena) Kim from South Korea. Lena has been working in the field of simulation for 12 years with Laerdal as an Educational Service Specialist. During her time with Laerdal, Lena earned her Master’s from Chung-Ang...
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...
Comparison of Innovative Peer-to-Peer Education and Standard Instruction on Airway Management Skill Training
Comparison of Innovative Peer-to-Peer Education and Standard Instruction on Airway Management Skill TrainingBetter Health Care is Our Mission
Physician Versus Nonphysician Instruction
Physician Versus Nonphysician InstructionBetter Health Care is Our Mission
WISER Publication Archive
WISER Publication Archive Peer Review Articles Duran, Huong Tram, McIvor, William. Simulation Training for Crisis Management: Demonstrating Impact and Value. Advances in Anesthesia 39 (2021): 241-257. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.aan.2021.08.002 Benedict N,...
WISER Patient Safety Report 2020
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WISER is excited to welcome two new staff members to our team, Heather Donovan and Michelle Franco!
WISER is excited to welcome two new staff members to our team, Heather Donovan and Michelle Franco! Heather Donovan joins us as our newest Simulation Specialist following a lengthy career at UPMC as a Certified Anesthesia Technologist. Her wealth of medical knowledge...
WISER’s Educational Development Team Expands with Growing Demands
In 2019, WISER and our 8 satellite centers provided support for 2,003 classes and reached 5,887 unique participants. During 2020, even with the many restrictions and hurdles that Covid has placed upon us, we are still on track to achieve similar numbers. Beyond our...
WISER Celebrates Fellowship Accreditation
We are excited to announce that WISER is one of the first simulation centers to receive accreditation from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) for our Fellowship program. WISER is now one of only a few centers in the world accredited by SSH in all five...
A New Version of SIMS in 2021!
The New Year will bring with it a brand new version of our Simulation Information Management System (SIMS). This is a complete, from the ground up rewrite of the system that we, and many other simulation programs, use to manage our day to day operations. SIMS combines...
Fellow Passes CHSE exam
We are excited to share that one of our fellows, Dr. Hafizah Abdul-Salim, has passed the Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) exam! As a CHSE, Dr. Salim demonstrates her dedication to improving healthcare simulation education and strengthening patient...
Promoting Inclusivity Through Simulation
Every day at WISER, we see the impact simulation-based healthcare training has on learning and skill acquisition. From nursing students to practicing professionals, simulation gives participants a safe learning environment that acts as a facsimile of...
iSIM Returns to WISER
Check out our newest Healthy Simulation article, "Improving Simulation Instructional Methods (iSIM) Course is Back at UPMC Wiser!" Detailing how iSIM provides the foundational knowledge needed to create, run, and debrief successful simulation-based healthcare...
Virtual and Augmented Reality Growing in Simulation
Virtual and augmented reality are growing technologies in the sphere of simulation, and we are happy to show our visiting scholars how they can be utilized! Hololens, Google Lens, and Vimedix are just a few examples of how VR and AR can be useful in healthcare...
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