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WISER’s Watson satellite center becomes an official FLS Testing Center.
WISER is proud to announce one of its satellite centers, the Charles G. Watson Surgical Education Center at UPMC, has become an official FLS Testing Center through the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons for the "hands-on" skills assessment...
WISER participates in the First Annual Med Ed Day.
On Friday September 30th 2016, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Academy of Master Educators sponsored the First Annual Med Ed Day. The day focused on the educational innovations of students, fellows, residents and faculty across the Schools of the...
WISER Participates in Wireless Simulator Demonstration
WISER recently had a demonstration of the Simulaids SMART STATMAN simulator. WISER is currently evaluating wireless simulators to address the significant increase of its in-situ programs over the past 2 years. Mobility, portability, features and usability are all...
The Journal of the American Medical Association publishes an article written by Dr. Phrampus and colleagues.
WISER Director, Dr. Paul Phrampus along with Tami Minnier, RN, MSN and Linda Waddell, RN, MSN recently had an article published in The Journal of the American Medical Association. The article which was published on September 20th,...
UPMC Joins Patient Safety Movement, Commits to Eliminating Patient Harm
Dr. Paul Phrampus and WISER mentioned in UPMC Extra! See below. In partnership with The Patient Safety Movement Coalition, UPMC and 1,700 hospitals worldwide have made a public and formal commitment to saving lives and promoting a culture of safety by achieving...
WISER Welcomes Usapan “Becky” Surabenjawong!
WISER welcomes new fellow Usapan "Becky" Surabenjawong, an MD from Thailand. Usapan will be with WISER for one year. Becky received her Doctorate in Medicine from Mahidol University, Siriraj Hospital located in Bangkok, Thailand. Currently Becky works with the risk...
Assessment, Debriefing, Comprehensive, and Development are just a few words that describe WISER’s Improving Simulation Instructional Methods (iSIM) course.
Assessment, Debriefing, Comprehensive, and Development are just a few words that describe WISER's Improving Simulation Instructional Methods (iSIM) course. iSIM is a three (3)-day immersive program designed to cover the fundamental skills for the creation and...
Our WISER staff spotlight this month is Jon Mazur, Simulation Specialist.
Our WISER staff spotlight this month is Jon Mazur, Simulation Specialist. Jon has been working at WISER for fourteen years. Prior to working at WISER, Jon was a Medical/Surgical Buyer at UPMC Presby/Montefiore. What are your responsibilities? As a...
Our WISER Staff Spotlight is Debby Farkas, Director of Educational Development
Our WISER staff spotlight this month is Debby Farkas, Director of Educational Development at WISER. Debby has been working at WISER for over two years. Where did you work prior to coming to WISER? Prior to coming to WISER, I was a post-doctoral fellow studying...
Dr. FangFang Li and Dr. Xiaoyun Guo join WISER Fellowship Program.
WISER is pleased to welcome two new fellows to the WISER family: Dr. Fang Fang Li from The Second Military Medical University (SMMU) in China and Dr. Xiaoyun Guo from the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University. Both Dr. Li and Dr. Guo will...
WISER Welcomes New Staff
WISER Welcomes New StaffWISER Highlights Winter 2021 WISER welcomed three new full-time team members in November, filling essential roles to sustain the simulation operations team and the administrative support team. Please join us in welcoming them to the WISER...
Hourly Rounding: A new WISER course offering
Hourly Rounding: A new WISER course offeringWISER Highlights Winter 2021 Developed by: Kristen M. Killian, DNP, BS, RN, ENLS Advanced Clinical Education Specialist, UPMC St. Margaret Jennifer Parrotte, MSN, RN Director of Organization Development, Nursing...
Director’s Corner
Director’s Corner with Dr. Paul PhrampusWISER Highlights Winter 2022Greetings, Colleagues As we begin 2022, I can’t help but think what an interesting year 2021 was to reflect upon. The entire world has been up ended by the pandemic and I remain amazed at how much...
WISER Welcomes New Simulation Specialist
WISER Welcomes New Simulation SpecialistWISER is excited to welcome Simulation Specialist Matt Murphy to the team. Matt is joining us from Mercy Hospital where he worked as a CT specialist for six years. In this role, he helped the department with new hire training,...
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