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Director’s Corner – Winter 2026
Greetings friends of WISER. IMSH Our time in San Antonio for IMSH 2026 was an outstanding success by every measure. WISER’s booth presence was one of our most engaging to date. From reconnecting with long-standing collaborators to meeting new simulation professionals...
Simulation Specialist Career Path Created
As WISER continues to expand its services to over 20 simulation centers, we continue to focus on expanding the role of the simulation specialist as well. We are excited about the career path opportunities we have created for our simulation specialists as well. We rely...
WISER Begins 3D Printing to Save Money and Expand Educational Realism
In September of 2025 we at WISER noticed a potential for cost savings that we hadn’t before. One of our highest-consumed items for simulation, the manikin neck skin, is also a rather costly one, running about $50 each. It’s essentially a longer rectangle of rubber...
WISER Releases New Patient Safety Report
This winter, WISER traveled to San Antonio, Texas for another great IMSH conference! We loved meeting new people and seeing old friends from across the simulation community. We were happy to hear all of your stories and find all of the ways for WISER to help with the...
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...
WISER creates Simulation Operations Specialist Career ladder
WISER is pleased to announce the creation of the Simulation Operations Specialist Career ladder. Over the past year, WISER leadership has been working on the development of a career ladder that focuses on the advancement of the Simulation Operations Specialist....
Kansas City Simulation Conference and New Curriculum Member
The curriculum department has added Emily Kane to the team! Emily has been a WISER employee for two years with the administration department but was interested in changing her focus to curriculum and what we do to help create and manage the courses that she had been...
Director’s Corner – Summer 2026
As summer turns to fall, it is hard not to reflect on just how much change, growth, and momentum we've experienced across WISER over the past year. Every time I think we've reached a new level of activity, our team somehow finds a way to accomplish even more. One of...
WISER Welcomes Work Study Student
Our IT team is excited to welcome our work study student, Noah Buffington. Currently in his junior year at Pitt, Noah studies Mechanical Engineering and is pursuing a certificate in Nuclear Engineering. In his free time, Noah builds computers, does 3D modeling and...
WISER Welcomes New Director of Administration
WISER is pleased to welcome Heather Wampler as its new Director of Administration. Heather joins WISER from the Department of Pathology, where she served as Supervisor, Laboratory Office Support Services, overseeing operations across five sites. In that role, she...
WISER Simulation Specialist Play Key Role in the Management of the Deteriorating Patient
The WISER Simulation Center Operations Team plays a critical role in helping the UPMC Health System prepare providers to recognize and respond to deteriorating patients. By assisting in the coordination of training, scenario design, moulage, equipment selection,...
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