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Dr. Minjie Lin Earns a ?Posters of High Distinction? Award at the 2017 AASLD Meeting
WISER is proud to announce that Dr. Minjie Lin's poster presentation of "Hepatocyte high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) protects against hepatic steatosis" earned a Posters of Distinction award, which represented the top 10% of all accepted poster presentations at the...
MICOTO Technology First Demonstration in the United States of America
As part of our continual exploration of new and innovative simulation modalities, WISER hosted a presentation of MICOTO Technology?s single-task model called Mikoto. Mikoto is an airway task trainer that is currently not sold in the USA. The presentation was led...
WISER Welcomes Visiting Scholar Dr. Na You
WISER would like to welcome Dr. Na You to our Visiting Scholars program! Dr. You joins us from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University in Jiangsu China where she is a Chief Physician in Endocrinology. She comes to WISER with over 20...
Our WISER staff spotlight this month of October is Kervens Brun
Where did you work prior to coming to WISER? - I worked at Monongahela Valley Association of Health Centers as the Associate Administrator. Where do you see WISER in 10 years? - 10 years from now, WISER will be the unequivocal leader in the industry...
WISER hosts Foley catheterization train-the-trainers course for UPMC educators
In an effort to address and improve patient safety, WISER has recently facilitated a system wide roll out of the Foley Catheterization Insertion (Foley Cath In) course, which was originally designed by Giselle Hamad, MD, Ave Perrino MSN, Anita Soltez MSN, and Dawn...
WISER Welcomes New Staff Members
WISER has added two new members to our WISER family. We are very excited to welcome Noreen Mahboob to our WISER family! Noreen recently started in her role as the Senior Administrative Assistant to WISER?s Director, Dr. Paul Phrampus. As a graduate of the...
Legacy of Caring Award
WISER would like to extend our CONGRATULATIONS to Margaret ?Maggie? Lattanzio, RN, MSN, CCRN and Darlene Hills RN, BSN, CCRN with UPMC Passavant Hospital, on being awarded the Legacy of Caring Award from the Passavant Hospital Foundation. Maggie is a...
WISER Welcomes Dr. Yue!
Dr. Rongzheng Yue joins us from West China Hospital, Sichuan University in China, where she is an attending nephrologist. Her interest in medical teaching began almost 10 years ago, where she started as an assistant teaching director in her nephrology...
WISER Welcomes our Newest Simulation Operations Specialist, Eric Feltner
WISER would like to welcome of newest Simulation Operations Specialist, Eric Feltner, to our team. Eric comes to WISER from STAT MedEvac where he worked as a Communications Specialist for over 9 years. Eric is an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and is a...
WISER Expands ICRSE Program
Since its first session in 2014, WISER has now conducted its In-patient Crisis Response System Evaluation (ICRSE) Program at 11 different UPMC hospitals and ran 94 in-situ sessions for approximately 1600 staff members. The program?s goal is to improve how staff and...
WISER Academy – Essentials of Sim Center Management
WISER Academy: Essentials of Sim Center ManagementWISER Highlights Spring 2023While WISER’s daily operations focus largely on the needs of future and current healthcare providers, the instructors that facilitate the courses also deserve a space to develop and hone...
New Staff Joins WISER – Spring 2023
WISER Welcomes New Members to StaffWISER Highlights Spring 2023Spring is a time for new beginnings, a fitting time to welcome WISER’s three newest staff members to the team! Gwen Titley Stonesifer and Kaylee Peden were hired to the Education Development Team, while...
Director’s Corner Spring 2023
Director’s Corner with Dr. Paul PhrampusWISER Highlights Spring 2023Greetings Friends of WISER, Wow! The last few months have been exciting for WISER. Our team had the opportunity to attend IMSH and share the word about WISER, our tools, and programs with thousands of...
Dr. Tram Duran earns Clerkship Preceptor of the Year Award
Dr. Tram Duran earns Clerkship Preceptor of the Year AwardWISER Highlights Winter 2023WISER faculty member Tram Duran, MD, received the 2023 Clerkship Preceptor of the Year Award at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPSOM) Curriculum Colloquium. The...
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