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
Dr. Kimberly Blasius and Dr. Marjorie Stiegler speak at the 68th PostGraduate Assembly (PGA) in New York City. Dr. Blasius facilitated two simulation workshops, and Dr. Stiegler spoke on the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research panel. Click here for … Read more
Welcome to the online home of simulation at UNC and UNC Healthcare. We will be building links out to resources around campus and the world to enable our users to better connect and grow together. We look forward to serving … Read more
Based on pilot research by resident Blair Herndon, and in collaboration with general surgery resident Joanna Grudziak, the CAPSEL team developed and implemented a multidisciplinary, formally evaluated, mandatory, hospital-wide, standardized central venous access device (CVAD) insertion course to improve outcomes and enhance patient … Read more
On Monday November 17, experts from the School of Nursing, the School of Medicine, and UNC Health Care came together to discuss the realities of the Ebola crisis in Africa and how health care workers in the United States are … Read more
Dr. Stiegler speaks on medical decision making for Stanford University Medicine X: Medical Education in the New Millennium To watch the presentation, click here.
Dr Dinesh Manocha of UNC Computer science was awarded an SBIR with Drs Deanna Sasaki-Adams and Matthew Ewend of the Department of Neurosurgery. Their project entitled “Approach-Specific, Multi-GPU, Multi-tool, High-realism Neurosurgery Simulation” was funded by National Institutes of Health. “The … Read more
Drs. Rob Isaak, Lavinia Kolarczyk and Greg Balfanz, members of the UNC Department of Anesthesiology’s Consortium of Patient Safety and Experiential Learning (CAPSEL), were invited faculty in the 2014 Thoracic Surgery Directors Association (TDSA) Bootcamp held between September 11-14, 2014 … Read more
Jay Price of the News and Observer published an article summarizing the visiting team of five Iraqi doctors visiting the UNC School of Medicine. The team is here to learn about medicine education to improve adherence with international standards in their … Read more
On April 11th and 12th, UNC sent its first team to the National CLARION Interprofessional Team Case Competition. The competition is held annually by the University of Minnesota. Dr Kelly Scolaro, from the School of Pharmacy served as the team’s … Read more
