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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...
WISER Satellite Center Support
Many people associate WISER with our primary simulation center located in the heart of the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC campuses. A less known fact is that WISER also maintains 8 additional satellite center locations spread throughout the UPMC Health System...
Director’s Corner with Dr. Paul Phrampus
Greetings 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 is sad to see 2020 come to an end! First of all, I am happy to share...
Congratulations Jon Mazur!
With over twenty plus years of Simulation experience, our senior-most Simulation Operations Specialist will be retiring from WISER. Jon Mazur will be retiring from his full-time position at the end of September. Prior to working at WISER, Jon was a...
WISER Bids Farewell to Visiting Scholar Dr. Chen
A year has flown by and it is time for us to say goodbye to our Visiting Scholar Dr. Chuanhuang ?Tony? Chen. Tony started his Fellowship here at WISER in December of 2019 with many goals he wished to accomplish. We are happy to have been able to help Tony accomplish...
Bianca has assumed a new position with the expanding Education department at WISER.
We are excited to announce that Bianca Caruso has assumed a new position with us at WISER. Bianca has become integrated into supporting our course development and proved to be engaged and quite adept, and passionate with the work. She also quickly developed...
Jon has been instrumental in the development of WISER.
With over twenty plus years of Simulation experience, our senior most Simulation Operations Specialist will be retiring from WISER. Jon Mazur will be retiring from his full-time position at the end of September. Prior to working at WISER, Jon was a...
Unsung Heroes – The Administration Team!
Bianca Caruso, Noreen Mahboob, and Jen Sinclair WISER is proud to support the continuing education and development of Simulationists from around the world. Often, when I speak with our visiting Scholars and Fellows, one question that is commonly asked “How do you...
WISER Supports New AOD Code Debriefing Course
To help navigate the secondary impact critical events have on healthcare professionals, WISER supported the new Administrator on Duty (AOD) Code Debriefing course! Administrators and hospital leadership participated in this course to learn strategies and techniques to...
Utilizing Fruit as Task Trainers
Orange you glad we didn't say banana? We are happy to share how one of our courses for emergency medicine interns utilized fruit as task trainers to practice needle sticking! This course helps new doctors prepare for their clinical duties by introducing them to the...
WISER Hosts National CRNA Diversity Workshop
This past weekend, WISER worked in partnership with the Diversity in Nurse Anesthesia Mentorship Program to host a National CRNA Diversity Workshop! From ultrasounds to airway management techniques, nearly 200 participants interested in applying to nurse anesthesia...
WISER Welcomes a New Fellow
Help us welcome our newest Fellow, Dr. Suwattana Klanarong! Dr. Klanarong is an accomplished instructor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the Faculty of Medicine Buddhachinaraj Hospital, Naresuan University, in Thailand. During her year-long stay at WISER, Dr....
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