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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...

On April 6th, 2018, WISER Director of Operations Tom Dongilli hosted a tour of visiting physicians from Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, Kazakhstan. As part of its ongoing collaborative efforts, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine hosts visiting...

WISER staff, course directors, course instructors, and various clinical educators from UPMC and Pitt were invited to demonstrations of RealMom (a birthing simulator by Operative Experience). Demonstrations were conducted in WISER?s Clinical Skills Center and WISER...

Recently WISER faculty were award the prestigious Rufus A. Lyman Award for the best paper published in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education.  The Lyman Award is the highest award in Pharmacy Education! The manuscript "Blended Simulation Progress...