The Pediatrics Clerkship lead by Drs Rick Hobbs and William Mills was voted best clerkship by the graduating UNC School of Medicine class for the 2014-15 academic year. The Pediatrics Clerkship utilizes numerous educational methods and technologies including simulation to provide … Read more

On June 29th and 30th, the UNC Hillsborough Hospital (HBH) Emergency Department (ED) staff treated their first patient. “Disaster Patient, Premier” presented to the ED with Orange County Emergency Services following a motor vehicle collision.  He was in severe shock: … Read more

On June 22nd, the first overhead mock code was called at UNC Health Care. The utility of mock code drills to improve team performance has been shown. Recently, an article by a UNCsim team member, Al Bonifacio showed the benefit of … Read more

Ashley Kellish DNP, MSN, RN, CCNS, CCRN performed her last simulation session on May 21st and her last official duty for #UNCsim this past weekend. Kellish has transitioned to become the Faculty Development Educator for Boston Children’s Hospital. Kellish came to UNC … Read more

An article published in Carolina Scientific by Jeffrey Young describes the Ramphal Cardiac Surgery Simulator (RCSS). The RCSS was invented by Dr. Paul Ramphal and colleagues at the University of the West Indies Mona in 2001 and published in the European … Read more

In April, the NC Women’s Hospital education team purchased a Gaumard Scientific “Victoria” for UNC. This tetherless obstetric simulator was purchased at the end of 2014 for use in various educational and quality improvement projects. The team requested name suggestions … Read more

On April 25, Richard H. Feins, M.D., a thoracic surgeon in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at UNC, presented the cardiac surgery curriculum developed with funding from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association (TSDA). In … Read more

On April 17, as part of Medical Alumni Weekend, Benny Joyner, MD, MPH, clinical director of the UNC Clinical Skills and Public Simulation Center (CSPSC) and PICU Division Chief, shared recent dynamic simulation methodologies and teaching strategies currently utilized in … Read more

U.S. Representative Renee Ellmers visited the School of Nursing May 7. Ellmers, who was a nurse for 21 years, attended a roundtable lunch with students and a demonstration of the EISLE team’s simulation facilities. She was joined on her tour by Don Curtis, … Read more

Al Bonifacio RN, BSN, MHA, CEN, was part of a team that recently published an article on lessons learned while implementing in situ simulation-based quality improvement program at the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center Patient Safety Center of Inquiry. Their team conducted 72 … Read more