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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...
New Competency Assessment methods developed by WISER
This year, WISER worked closely with one of our hospitals to roll out a new method of competency assessment for our nurses and unlicensed assistive personal. A key component of our new model of competency assessment is offering a variety of choices for staff to...
Director’s Corner with Dr. Paul Phrampus
Greetings friends, I hope this issue of the newsletter finds you well. This month, during Healthcare Simulation Week there was again a fervent excitement that hopefully reignited passion about the essential need for simulation training and health care. From...
WISER Staff Spotlight: Christa Brown, Director of Educational Development
This past July, WISER welcomed Christa Brown as our Director of Educational Development. Now that she has had a few months to become acclimated to life at WISER, we thought it would be a good time to sit down and check-in with her on her experience so far. “Having...
Live from Studio 4 West!
WISER recently assembled a new infrastructure to do video productions. This was designed and constructed by Dr. Paul Phrampus and the WISER staff and is located in our 4th-floor west area at McKee Place (hence the name "Studio 4 West"). We've combined a number...
After a few months on the job, we check in with Christa Brown to hear about her experience so far.
This past July, WISER welcomed Christa Brown as our Director of Educational Development. Now that she has had a few months to become acclimated to life at WISER, we thought it would be a good time to sit down and check-in with her on her experience so far. ?Having...
?We are excited to continue to offer additional simulation opportunities for our competency assessments.”
This year, WISER worked closely with one of our hospitals to roll out a new method of competency assessment for our nurses and unlicensed assistive personal. A key component of our new model of competency assessment is offering a variety of choices for staff to...
The Admin Team – The Often “Unsung Heroes” of Simulation Centers.
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 decide how to hire administrative support...
Live Sessions held for Healthcare Simulation Week 2020
Each year the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) holds Healthcare Simulation Week in the month of September. This weeklong event allows simulation centers from around the world to celebrate professionals in simulation and their centers. Healthcare...
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...
New Satellite Center Opening Soon
The grand opening of our newest satellite center is almost here! For the past year, we've been working with the dedicated team at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Medicine to build a state-of-the-art simulation lab that best meets the needs of students and...
Summer at WISER Brought Many Achievements
Greetings friends of WISER, There is something irresistible about the allure of a space newly reconstructed, with the smell of fresh paint, and boxes arriving filled with new equipment and toys that will delight our faculty, as well as the current and future...
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...
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