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WISER was please to host a demo of @LaerdalMedical Nursing Anne Simulator prototype and the Premature Anne SimPad compatible simulator.  A special thank you to Mellissa Steckel-Wanker, Regional Sales Manager with Laerdal for allowing the opportunity to learn more...

Dr. Abdulrahman Abdullah A. Sindi joins us from King Abdulaziz University Hospital, in Jeddah Saudi Arabia, where he is an attending emergency medicine physician and holds an academic position. His interest in medical teaching began in 2012 where he started his role...

Today is Eric Feltner's last day at WISER.  Even though his time with us was short, we are thankful for the opportunity to work with him and wish him luck in the future.  Please read on for Eric's thoughts on his WISER experience. "Although my time was short...

Did you know, that WISER has expanded its services to 8 additional satellite centers throughout UPMC as well as providing simulation services on site to more than a dozen UPMC hospitals?

WISER is proud to announce that our Associate Director of Nursing Programs and  Director of Research, John O'Donnell RN, CRNA, MSN, DRPH was honored in Pittsburgh Magazine's second annual Excellence in Nursing award.  On November 15, 2017, Dr....

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...

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 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...

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...

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...