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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 Faculty Evaluate the Latest in Wireless Portable Ultrasound Systems
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...
WISER Participates in SAFAR With a Twist
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 Welcomes Dr. Yongqiu Xie
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 Welcomes Liling Chen
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’s Inaugural Visiting Scholars’ Closing Ceremony
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...
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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