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WISER expands team with new staff members
The WISER team is growing! In the past few months, we have had the pleasure of welcoming several new staff members to our team. WISER strives to maintain the highest level of support across our many courses and satellite centers. To help alleviate these growing...
WISER’s Curriculum Team is Getting Up Close and Personal
WISER’s Curriculum team shows a dedication to excellence! Over the past few months, WISER has begun a thorough examination of the courses we offer, both onsite at our Oakland campus as well as at our satellite centers across Pittsburgh. In addition to the ongoing...
Great New SIMS Feature!
We just added a great new feature to SIMS: QSE Reminders! QSE stands for Quizzes, Surveys, and Evaluations and is how we collect information from SIMS participants and assess learners. This new functionality allows users to complete those forms at various times...
WISER’s Operations Team Certified to Support and Improve Educational Programs
How does one show their leadership in the field of healthcare simulation? How are clinical simulation technicians identified as experts? The Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist® (CHSOS®) certification, developed by the Society for Simulation in...
Kazakhstan delegates visit WISER
WISER hosts delegates from Kazakhstan in collaboration with UPMC InternationalWISER Highlights Winter 2023WISER Director of Operations Tom Dongilli and Manager of Simulation Services Marty Mayer provided an interactive tour and presentation to delegates from...
Reports in SIMS
Reports in SIMSWISER Highlights Spring 2023As the weather warms and the buds start to sprout in Pittsburgh, our thoughts turn to...the end of the academic year and SIMS reports! As we are nearing July, and our academic year is finishing, now is when we start to look...
WISER Academy – Essentials of Sim Center Management
WISER Academy: Essentials of Sim Center ManagementWISER Highlights Spring 2023While WISER’s daily operations focus largely on the needs of future and current healthcare providers, the instructors that facilitate the courses also deserve a space to develop and hone...
New Staff Joins WISER – Spring 2023
WISER Welcomes New Members to StaffWISER Highlights Spring 2023Spring is a time for new beginnings, a fitting time to welcome WISER’s three newest staff members to the team! Gwen Titley Stonesifer and Kaylee Peden were hired to the Education Development Team, while...
Director’s Corner Spring 2023
Director’s Corner with Dr. Paul PhrampusWISER Highlights Spring 2023Greetings Friends of WISER, Wow! The last few months have been exciting for WISER. Our team had the opportunity to attend IMSH and share the word about WISER, our tools, and programs with thousands of...
Dr. Tram Duran earns Clerkship Preceptor of the Year Award
Dr. Tram Duran earns Clerkship Preceptor of the Year AwardWISER Highlights Winter 2023WISER faculty member Tram Duran, MD, received the 2023 Clerkship Preceptor of the Year Award at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPSOM) Curriculum Colloquium. The...
Directors Corner Winter 2024
Greetings Friends of WISER! We have had a productive quarter, and I hope that you have as well. First off, we have released the newest version of our Patient Safety Report. This report allows us to focus on those WISER activities which are aligned directly with...
WISER Operations Expanding Services
It's been a busy year for the WISER operations team! Over the past 12 months, the operations team now supports WISER’s main 20,000 sq. ft. facility and 12 satellite centers throughout the UPMC Health System. Additionally, we’ve developed a new partnership to support 6...
WISER’s Impact on Patient Safety
WISER is pleased to announce the release of our new Patient Safety booklet! This publication serves to highlight the spectacular work of our faculty and staff and the effort that goes into the courses that we offer that directly effect the health and safety of the...
Expanding the WISER Fellowship Program
The administrative team has been working on multiple programs lately. We have revamped our Fellowship Programs and are pleased to welcome our newest visiting scholar, Dr. Hafizah Abdul-Salim from Malaysia. Dr. Salim is an Emergency Medicine Physician and Medical...
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