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Congratulations to Dr. Neal Benedict et al. on their recent 2017 Award for Excellence in Assessment by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy! The award was for the Blended Simulation Progress Testing for Assessment of Practice Readiness program...

WISER was pleased to support the first ever Pre-Medical Organization of Minority Students: Physiology (POMS PHYS) course for the University of Pittsburgh!  On Friday April 14th, 28 University of Pittsburgh Undergraduate students that are members of the...

WISER is pleased to participate in the 15th Annual Safar Symposium on May 23rd, 2017.  The Safar Symposium is a two day multi department research conference held jointly by the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research and the Peter M. Winter Institute for...

Improve. Strengthen. Encourage. Foster.  Four words that attribute the benefits of the Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) certification.  Recently, WISER Fellow Dr. Lendis Wu earned his CHSE certification.  Individuals who receive the...

Dr. Paul Phrampus was recently inducted as an inaugural Fellow into the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) Academy. The Society for Simulation in Healthcare Board of Directors announced the first group of Fellows in January 2017 at the International Meeting on...

WISER is proud to announce that Sr. Simulation Specialist Jon Mazur has successfully completed the Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist (CHSOS) certification administered through the Society for Simulation in Healthcare.  Jon has been a valued...

WISER is on the road again! WISER is excited to work with the Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetist (PANA). Contracted to provide workshops, WISER is proud to provide PANA participants a hands on learning experience using simulation. WISER enhances the...

WISER played a critical role in the UPMC Ebola Treatment Facility Designation this past fall.  To learn more about what went in to receiving this designation, please read Allison Hydzik's article, "UPMC Earns Ebola Treatment Facility Designation, Incorporated...

Our WISER staff spotlight this month is Max Leake, Web Developer/Multimedia Application Developer.  Max started working at WISER as an independent contractor in April 2006 and was hired full time in October 2006.  Prior to working at WISER, he owned his own...

Michael Rodgers, BS, EMT-P joined the WISER team as a Simulation Specialist in January, 2017.  Mr. Rodgers has completed the Bachelor of Science in Emergency Medicine with Honors from the University of Pittsburgh.  Michael is a BLS and ACLS Instructor with...