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WISER Welcomes New Visiting Scholar Dr. Wang
WISER is pleased to welcome Dr. Jiangshan Wang who will be participating in our Visiting Scholar Program over the next 3 months. During his time here, he will be observing WISER courses and spending time with staff to learn simulation center operations and best...
Dr. Lin Appointed Co-Director of WISER Research and Scholarship Committee
We are excited to announce that Dr. Charles J. Lin, M.D., M.Sc., has been named Co-Director of the WISER Research and Scholarship Committee. Dr. Lin is a board-certified anesthesiologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh Schools of Medicine and...
Kaylee Peden Becomes a CHSE
Congratulations to Kaylee Peden on her recent accomplishment of becoming a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE)! Kaylee is an integral member of our WISER team and offers outstanding support to our faculty and staff. We are so proud of her earning her CHSE...
WISER Hosts Jewish Healthcare Foundation Fellows
On Tuesday, July 22, WISER hosted 25 fellows from this year’s class of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation’s Patient Safety Fellowship. The visiting fellows learned how simulation education and assessment methods can help patient safety and improve the quality of care....
WISER Supports ICA Injury Training
Our simulation specialists recently took a fieldtrip to Presby's OR to help support a multidisciplinary simulation-based training focusing on the overall teamwork of interprofessional teams responding to a deteriorating patient! Utilizing high-fidelity simulation...
New Visiting Scholar at WISER
Please help us in welcoming our newest Visiting Scholar, Dr. Wenyun (Blair) Tan! As the Associate Chief Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the First Hospital of Hebei Medical University in China, Dr. Tan will be working alongside our leadership...
Director’s Corner – Spring 2025
Greetings, Friends of WISER, As spring breathes new life into Pittsburgh, WISER continues to flourish with renewed energy and global engagement. The past few months have been marked by significant milestones and heartfelt farewells. I believe it continues to reflect...
WISER Increases Staff and Promotes Fellowship Program
Our team at WISER is growing with the addition of our newest simulation specialist, Katherine Mozelewski! With prior experience supporting simulation-based training at Ohio State University, she brings a unique set of knowledge and skills to her role here. Please join...
WISER Celebrates Upcoming iSIM Course and Safar Symposium
Our June 11-12th Improving Simulation Instructional Methods (iSIM) course is right around the corner, but there is still time to register! Designed for anyone that wants to improve their skills in designing and deploying simulation-based training events, iSIM teaches...
Use OBS for Free Video Capture and Streaming
WISER has begun to use the Open Broadcast Software (OBS) to live stream and record our simulation sessions. OBS is a free and open source video platform that has been available for over a decade. By combining multiple camera angles, camera types (USB & IP), and...
Admin Adds New Team Member
The Administrative Department welcomes Karen Insley to the team! Karen comes with years of admin experience in healthcare and we are ecstatic to have her as the newest member of the WISER family! Additionally, the simulation space for Medical Students at Scaife Hall...
Director’s Corner – Fall 2025
Greetings, Friends of WISER, As fall settles into Pittsburgh and the colors of the season surround us, the WISER team continues to grow, travel, and innovate in the name of healthcare simulation. This past few months. has been filled with exciting developments both...
WISER Prepares for IMSH as Construction Continues at Scaife
We have had another busy quarter at WISER supporting many new students and faculty with all of their simulation needs. WISER staff are also preparing for the International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) conference. This year’s conference will take place...
WISER (re)Starts Its 3D Printing Journey
Back in the late 2010's, the WISER Team looked at 3D printing to see if it might be something that would aid our program. What we found were expensive printers that were difficult to setup, finicky to maintain, and limited in the types of materials they could use. In...
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