Two articles mentioning simulation have been published recently discussing the proposed $2-billion bond that goes in front of voters this March. Included in the proposed bond is partial funding to build new facilities for the School of Medicine to replace … Read more

On December 22nd, Zach Read from the UNC Health Care News office published an article on the recent Sepsis UNCsim ending in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The article entitled “Sepsis Simulation: Hillsborough ED to UNC Children’s PICU” summarizes … Read more

The 47th annual Student Research Day was hosted by the UNC School of Medicine on November 30th. This day was created to recognize and promote the research efforts of the student body. This year, one of the winning posters of the Harold Pillsbury … Read more

The new NC Children’s Simulation Center was the location of this past week’s annual Pediatric mini-PICU boot camp. The workshop was attended by 30+ pediatric and medicine/pediatric residents and medical students. It was a great chance to use the new … Read more

The CSPSC team is happy to announce the approval of a new course designed for undergraduates that are interested in careers in health care. This entry-level medical simulation course focuses on understanding the integration of simulation technology into clinical education, patient … Read more

On June 29th and 30th, the UNC Hillsborough Hospital (HBH) Emergency Department (ED) staff treated their first patient. “Disaster Patient, Premier” presented to the ED with Orange County Emergency Services following a motor vehicle collision.  He was in severe shock: … Read more

On June 22nd, the first overhead mock code was called at UNC Health Care. The utility of mock code drills to improve team performance has been shown. Recently, an article by a UNCsim team member, Al Bonifacio showed the benefit of … Read more

An article published in Carolina Scientific by Jeffrey Young describes the Ramphal Cardiac Surgery Simulator (RCSS). The RCSS was invented by Dr. Paul Ramphal and colleagues at the University of the West Indies Mona in 2001 and published in the European … Read more

In April, the NC Women’s Hospital education team purchased a Gaumard Scientific “Victoria” for UNC. This tetherless obstetric simulator was purchased at the end of 2014 for use in various educational and quality improvement projects. The team requested name suggestions … Read more

On April 17, as part of Medical Alumni Weekend, Benny Joyner, MD, MPH, clinical director of the UNC Clinical Skills and Public Simulation Center (CSPSC) and PICU Division Chief, shared recent dynamic simulation methodologies and teaching strategies currently utilized in … Read more