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WISER is pleased to welcome Bianca Caruso as new Administrative Assistant. Bianca came to us from South University where she worked in the Admissions Department assisting and recruiting new students for the past six years. She has worked with many different students...

WISER is pleased to welcome Adam Kukic as our Director of Administration. Adam joins WISER after 7 years in healthcare education with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine where he most recently served as the Program Administrator for their Standardized...

WISER is pleased to welcome visiting faculty members and simulation leadership from Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam. Seven visiting faculty members are participating in WISER?s two month Preceptor Program as part of a long-term agreement with WISER. Included are...

WISER has a commitment to patient safety and bringing cutting-edge technology to the faculty and staff at UPMC and Pitt. Ultrasound training programs have increased dramatically in the past 2 years at WISER. WISER course directors, facilitators, staff, and various...

Recently WISER participated in the annual Safar Symposium, this time with a twist! This year, WISER focused on simulation around both academic and professional nursing education. Friday morning was the traditional simulation portion of the Symposium, with topics as...

WISER is excited to welcome Dr. Yongqiu Xie as a preceptor in our Visiting Scholars Program! Dr. Xie joins us from Xiangya Hospital (Central South University) in China where she is an associate professor of Anesthesiology. Not only is Dr. Xie a professor she is also...

WISER is excited to welcome Liling Chen as a preceptor in our Visiting Scholars Program! Liling joins us from Nanjing Medical University in China where she works in the department of diagnostics. In addition to her work in the diagnostics department, Liling also works...

WISER has a robust Visiting Scholars program where we provide training in the best practices of simulation-based education to scholars from many different backgrounds and cultures.  Throughout their stay at WISER visiting scholars become part of the WISER team...

Recently, as part of its outreach to the Pittsburgh community, WISER donated audio equipment a number of local organizations.  This equipment was no longer needed at WISER due to technical upgrades of the audio systems in our simulation rooms. Local musical...

WISER is excited to welcome Dr. Nian Chen as a preceptor in our Visiting Scholars Program! Dr. Chen joins us from Jiangsu Province Hospital (First Affiliated Hospital associated with Nanjing Medical University) in China where she is an internist with a specialty in...