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WISER Welcomes Dr. Xu Shengyong
WISER is excited to welcome Dr. Xu Shengyong as a Preceptor in our Visiting Scholars Program! Dr. Shengyong joins us from Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China. At Peking Medical College, Dr. Shengyong is currently an attending physician in the...
WISER and Local Hospitals Conduct Trauma Team Training
WISER partnered with a local hospital to develop a trauma team training program. In this event, SimMan, was involved in a pedestrian accident, hit by a car, and brought to this trauma center. After a successful surgical airway, and chest tube, he was stabilized...
WISER Welcomes New Visiting Scholars Dr. Fangjie Zhang and Dr.Ya Cao
WISER would like to welcome two new visiting scholars as Preceptors. WISER is excited to welcome Dr. Fangjie Zhang as a Preceptor in our Visiting Scholars Program! Dr. Zhang joins us from The Affiliated Hangzhou First People?s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of...
WISER Welcomes WenLan Zhang in our Visiting Scholars Program!
WISER is excited to welcome WenLan Zhang as a Preceptor in our Visiting Scholars Program! WenLan joins us from Shanghai Children?s Medical Center in China where she works as a nurse and educator in the Pediatric ICU. WenLan is also an AHA BLS Instructor, a member of...
Tom Dongilli and John O’Donnell named to SSH Academy Class of 2019 Fellows
Congratulations to Thomas Dongilli AT, CHSOS and John O'Donnell, CRNA, MSN, DrPH who were named to the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) Academy Class of 2019 Fellows! The Fellows will be formally inducted into the SSH Academy at the International Meeting on...
WISER is excited to welcome Dr. Fan Bai as a preceptor in our Visiting Scholars Program!
WISER is excited to welcome Dr. Fan Bai as a preceptor in our Visiting Scholars Program! Dr. Fan Bai joins us from Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine Affiliated Haikou Hospital in China where she works as a Cardiologist. Dr. Fan Bai will be spending 3...
WISER Welcomes New Preceptors
WISER is excited to welcome Dr. Wei Wei as a preceptor in our Visiting Scholars Program! Dr. Wei Wei joins us from Nanjing Medical University, the Second School of Clinical Medicine in China where he works in the Department of Surgery as a Senior Lecturer and...
WISER is Pleased to Welcome Bianca Caruso as New Administrative Assistant
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
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 Hosts Visiting Faculty Members From Duy Tan University
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 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...
Another Successful IMSH for WISER and SIMS!
This year’s record attendance at the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) in San Diego provided great interest for our Simulation Information Management System (SIMS).
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