On September 29th, Ms Kewana Smith transitioned from her position as the School of Medicine Clinical Skills and Patient Simulation Center’s Standardized Patient Coordinator to an new role as Coordinator for Interprofessional Education for Health Professions in the School of … Read more
September is Sepsis Awareness Month and on the 26th IHQI hosted a World Sepsis Day event in the Children’s Hospital Lobby. Thank you to UNC Children’s Simulation Committee members Ms Amy Selimos and Ms Dian Gulick who took the time to … Read more
On September 14th the StreetSigns Center for Literature and Performance and The UNC Process Series at UNC opened “Closer Than They Appear”. The production, directed by Joseph Megel, is set using Virtual Iraq and tells an incredible story of three individuals as … Read more
In 2007, Dr. Ed Kernick gave the Whitehead lecture entitled “Teaching, Teamwork, and Technology” where he made some predictions about the future of education at the School of Medicine. The School of Medicine released an article in their Vital Signs newsletter … Read more
On September 12th, Gene Hobbs published an article titled “Six Tools for Improving Communications with TeamSTEPPS®”. The article was published in the SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) Blog as part of the effort to raise awareness of healthcare simulation activities during … Read more
This week has been the first #HcSimWeek celebrating the amazing work being done by faculty, staff, and simulationists around the globe. The #UNCsim team is made up of many people both from the past and present, employees, volunteers, and collaborators. Much … Read more
On September 11th, Gene Hobbs published an article describing simulation techniques used in healthcare for human resources. The article was published in the SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) Blog as part of the effort to raise awareness of healthcare simulation activities … Read more
A new publication is out ahead of print! Congratulations Dr. Lampiris and team for the publication of their poverty simulation. Lampiris LN, White A, Sams LD, White T, Weintraub JA. Enhancing Dental Students’ Understanding of Poverty Through Simulation. J Dent … Read more
On August 26th, Gene Hobbs, CHSE stepped down as the Director of Simulation for the School of Medicine and Department of Pediatrics. Hobbs has accepted a position as business manager for the Department of Neurosurgery. Hobbs joined the team in 2014. Since … Read more
On August 1st, Michelle Manchir, of the American Dental Association, published an article on the poverty simulations Dr. Lampiris holds for dental students. Manchir describes Lampiris’ work with dental students utilizing the simulation to increase their understanding of the challenges faced by families … Read more
