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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...
WISER’s Fellowship Program is Growing!
The administrative team at WISER is excited to share how our SSH-accredited Fellowship and Visiting Scholars programs bloomed! Over the summer, we welcomed two new fellows to our program. Visiting us from Thailand, Dr. Suwattana Klanarong will work alongside WISER...
Complexities of Building a Flexible Simulation Center
Over the last year, WISER’s IT team has worked tirelessly with the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Medicine to build a new satellite simulation center! Optimized for standardized patients and high-fidelity manikins, this state-of-the-art facility brings the...
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...
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