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“Policies and Procedures: Key Considerations” written by WISER Director of Operations featured in new book.
Turn to page one hundred fifteen (115) in the Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Program & Center Development book and you will notice a familiar name listed for Chapter 16- ?Policies and Procedures: Key Considerations?. It is none other than our Director...
Visiting Scholar Fellow, Dr. Feng, hopes to collaborate with WISER when she returns home.
We bid farewell to our Visiting Scholar Dr. Jiehua ?Angela? Feng after a yearlong Fellowship with WISER. Dr. Feng began her journey in September 2019 and concluded her Fellowship by finding her beacon and moving on to a new beginning in simulation. Dr. Feng...
WISER is excited to welcome Christa Brown as our Director of Educational Development
WISER is excited to welcome Christa Brown as our Director of Educational Development. Christa earned an MA in Education - Instructional Technology, and is well versed in adult learning best practices as well as online course development efforts. Beyond her...
WISER is excited to welcome Christa Brown as our Director of Educational Development.
WISER is excited to welcome Christa Brown as our Director of Educational Development. Christa earned an MA in Education - Instructional Technology, and is well versed in adult learning best practices as well as online course development efforts. Beyond her...
Enthused and excited to share his knowledge with his peers, Dr. Chen finishes his Preceptorship and returns Nanjing.
Over the years we have hosted several simulation enthusiasts from Nanjing Medical University at WISER ? with each Visiting Scholar, we have helped them to learn more about simulation and share their knowledge with their colleagues at their home institution. Dr....
Visiting Scholars Dr. Lin Wang reflects on her time at WISER and focuses on what lies ahead.
?To be honest, at first, we did not have too much knowledge in simulation. You lead us into the world as a simulation educator,? Dr. Lin Wang stated during her closing presentation. ?You break the complicated knowledge into simple thing so all of us can...
Patient Safety Report highlights our previous 24 months in education and simulation improving healthcare.
WISER is proud to present our report highlighting our work on Patient Safety efforts over the previous 24 months. WISER has a long history of creating simulation-based solutions directly aimed at patient safety efforts. As a core part of our mission, we believe that...
Dr. Luo believes that everything he has learned will be implemented once he returns to Nanjing.
Dr. Binlin Luo, a Surgeon in the Department of Plastic Surgery from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, feels there were many lessons he learned while participating in his Preceptorship. Starting in December 2019, Dr Luo?s areas of...
Dr. JingJing Wang aimed to learn the best practices in simulation and she is leaving with all her goals accomplished!
Our Visiting Scholars from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University are concluding their Preceptorship with us through our Visiting Scholars Program. The final three months have been interesting to say the least, but our scholars have managed...
Developed by our subject matter experts, the new TechSim online course offers forty modules of robust content!
We are pleased to announce our new Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist Training Program (TechSim): Online! Developed by our subject matter experts, TechSim is a training program designed to educate Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialists...
Fellow Passes CHSE exam
We are excited to share that one of our fellows, Dr. Hafizah Abdul-Salim, has passed the Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) exam! As a CHSE, Dr. Salim demonstrates her dedication to improving healthcare simulation education and strengthening patient...
Promoting Inclusivity Through Simulation
Every day at WISER, we see the impact simulation-based healthcare training has on learning and skill acquisition. From nursing students to practicing professionals, simulation gives participants a safe learning environment that acts as a facsimile of...
iSIM Returns to WISER
Check out our newest Healthy Simulation article, "Improving Simulation Instructional Methods (iSIM) Course is Back at UPMC Wiser!" Detailing how iSIM provides the foundational knowledge needed to create, run, and debrief successful simulation-based healthcare...
Virtual and Augmented Reality Growing in Simulation
Virtual and augmented reality are growing technologies in the sphere of simulation, and we are happy to show our visiting scholars how they can be utilized! Hololens, Google Lens, and Vimedix are just a few examples of how VR and AR can be useful in healthcare...
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