2024 NCCA Coaches Clinic
The 2024 NCCA Coaches Clinic this week included some incredible simulation learning. Thank you to Atrium Health Cabarrus for leading a fantastic #StopTheBleed course for 144 high school coaches. The team from UNC AirCare joined other teams from WakeMed, Baptist, … Read more
Carol Durham Honored as SSH Director of the Year
The UNC School of Nursing is delighted to celebrate Carol Durham, EdD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, FSSH, who has been selected as the Society for Simulation in Healthcare Director of the Year Award for 2023. This award recognizes Dr. Durham’s exceptional contributions to the field of … Read more
Aliaga Named Director of Simulation, Experiential Learning, and Training
Dr. Sofia Aliaga has been named Director of Simulation, Experiential Learning, and Training (SET) for the UNC School of as of December 1st. Of note, the SET Center was formerly known as the Clinical Skills and Patient Simulation Center. As … Read more
Lincoln joins Surgical Skills Lab
Crystal Lincoln has joined the Surgical Skills Lab team as the training specialist. Lincoln has 26 years of experience as a surgical technologist specializing in Neuro-Spine, ENT, Ortho, and Trauma Surgery. She has a passion for teaching and has assisted … Read more
Future medical students to train in Roper Hall
The School of Medicine announced that When the new Medical Education Building is completed in 2022 it will be named in honor of Dr. Bill Roper, former Dean of the UNC School of Medicine and CEO of UNC Health. You … Read more
Introduction to Medical Simulation Returns!
After several years on hiatus, the undergraduate “Introduction to Medical Simulation” course returns as a section of “Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering” (BMME 490). This entry-level medical simulation course focuses on understanding the integration of simulation technology into clinical education, … Read more
Microdissection Simulations with Neurosurgery
The Neurosurgery team published an article today describing how they have utilized placental vessels for microdissection simulations. Alcalá NE, Pajer HB, Piazza M, Goodnight W, Yap E, Sasaki-Adams D, Hobbs GW, Quinsey CS. Improving Neurosurgery Resident Microdissection Through Placental … Read more
School of Medicine Rebrands Simulation Center
In preparation for the opening of Roper Hall, the School of Medicine has re-branded the simulation facility to be the Simulation, Experiential Learning, and Training (SET) Center. The SET Center, formerly the Clinical Skills and Patient Simulation Center (CSPSC), is … Read more
Carolina Nursing students prepare for a future COVID-19 vaccine
On Oct 5th an article was published by Thomas Costello on the recent simulations run by the School of Nursing to prepare the student teams for COVID-19 vaccinations. You can read the article here.
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression and Chiari Decompression Simulators
A new paper was released by members of the #UNCsim community. This paper describes two simulators designed and tested by the team. You can learn more about the Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression and Chiari Decompression Simulators in the paper. Breese … Read more