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
Dr. Durham was part of a multicenter trial assessing learning of systems thinking that utilized a table-top simulation. You can read the article here: Sanko JS, Gattamorta K, Young J, Durham CF, Sherwood G, Dolansky M. A Multisite Study Demonstrates … Read more
Dr. Love, an adjunct Professor in Social Medicine, was part of a team that used a simulation of scarce critical care resources to plan for pandemic response. You can download the team’s work here: Love DJ, Nycum LR, Blackmon TS, … Read more
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.
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
A multi-institutional, international pediatric anaphylaxis management trial evaluating practice variation was published by the International Network for Simulation-based Pediatric Innovation, Research, & Education (INSPIRE) Network including UNCsim’s own Dr. Benny Joyner. You can read the article here: Maa T, Scherzer … Read more
On December 11, Interim Neurosurgery Chair, Dr Hadar and Neurosurgery Surgical Skills Lab Director Dr Quinsey visited our new global partners in Mauritania. The team met with the Minister if Health, officials at the US Embassy, and the Medical School … Read more
On December 9, 2019, Neurosurgeon, Dr. Deb Bhowmick, taught a course for residents and medical students that focused on the complexities of navigating the spine. Learners were able to experience open spine procedures, screw placement both manually and with navigation … Read more
On November 20th, Katelin Gandee, a writer for The Laurinburg Exchange, published an article on a recent training session taught by our UNC Air Care team. The Scotland County Emergency Medical Services team experienced “airway skills and scenarios to better … Read more
The UNC Anesthesia Department had amazing representation at the American Society of Anesthesiologists annual scientific meeting Ambulatory Block Workshop. Members of the team included Dr Stuart Grant, Dr David Hardman, Dr Monika Nanda, Dr Jay Schoenherr, and Dr Sally Stander. The … Read more
