Dr Steiner offers his views on the use of simulation in this editorial. Steiner BD. Simulation-based teaching: resisting the allure of shiny new toys. Fam Med. 2014 Apr;46(4):249-50.
Carol Durham was named President-Elect International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning for the 2014 – 2015 term. It was announced in the Spring 2014 Issue of Carolina Nursing 14(1):8. The announcement can be found here.
The #UNCsim team from the Department of Anesthesia just published an article on the use of their transesophageal echocardiography simulator in resident training. Ferrero NA, Bortsov AV, Arora H, Martinelli SM, Kolarczyk LM, Teeter EC, Zvara DA, Kumar PA. Simulator … Read more
Zach Read published an article on “Acting and Educating” describing the role Standardized Patients are also taking on as “embedded persons” where they play the role of various other healthcare team members.
Courtney Mitchell from the University Gazette covered a story on the course taught by faculty from the School of Nursing, School of Medicine and School of Pharmacy. The course titles “Interprofessional Teamwork and Communication: Keys to Patient Safety” utilizes students … Read more
Drs Overby and Watson published a paper on surgical fundamentals using simulation technology. Overby DW, Watson RA. Hand motion patterns of Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery certified and noncertified surgeons. Am J Surg. 2014 Feb;207(2):226-30. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.10.007. Epub 2013 Oct 24. PMID: … Read more
Dr Brice was joined by many colleagues from around the country to produce an article on the “Development of an EMS curriculum”. Brice JH, Perina DG, Liu JM, Braude DA, Rinnert KJ, MacDonald RD. Development of an EMS curriculum. Prehosp … Read more
Zach Read published an article on the medical student Clinical Performance Examination (CPX). The article can be found here: “CPX brings together standardized patients and a high-tech monitoring system to test medical students” “To graduate from the UNC School of … Read more
Kathleen Kearns published an article on a simulation game developed by Dr. James Porto Jr. to simulate the decisions made by a state entity in response to events like a chemical spill or the financial crises of a health system. The game, FranklinStateSim, … Read more
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
