The NC Women’s Hospital education team purchased a Gaumard Scientific “Victoria” tetherless obstetric simulator at the end of 2014. The mannequin was delivered, set-up, and the staff trained in “her” operations. The first use of this amazing resource occurred on … Read more
The UNC Academy of Educators awarded the Kathleen Rao Educational Scholarship to a proposal entitled “Foundations in Ultrasound Knowledge for TEC”. The proposal, submitted by Michael Harrigan, MD, Ana Felix, MBBCh, Dale Quirke, MD, Kurt Gilliland, PhD, and Julie Messina, MA, will … Read more
In November of 2014, Zach Read from the Health System Newsroom posted an article on the use of the Laerdal Medical SimJr named “Bruce”. Check out the article: “He’s no dummy“
Stephanie Mahin published an article about a one million dollar gift to the UNC School of Medicine from the North Carolina Eye Bank to create a surgical skills lab. Read more about the gift “UNC School of Medicine receives $1 … Read more
Nurse Educator Ashley Kellish announced in the CARE e-newsletter the formation of the Pediatric Simulation Committee. The committee was formed to support the multidisciplinary patient safety efforts throughout NC Children’s Hospital. Kellish’s full article can be found here: “Patient simulator … Read more
Press Release The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University will jointly stage a patient safety training exercise for medical and nursing students on Tuesday, March 6. The event, which marks a first of its kind collaboration … Read more
