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

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

This past year, two teams of Master’s of Health Administration (MHA) students from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health completed capstone projects related to simulation activities at UNC Hospitals and within the Clinical Learning and Research (CLeAR) Center. … 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

Six surgical programs from around NC gathered in Chapel Hill on January 5th to discuss collaborative training efforts between the institutions. Participants were from the Brody School of Medicine, Carolinas Healthcare System, Duke University, New Hanover Medical Center, University of … Read more

“The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has awarded a three-year, $1.05 million grant to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to study use of simulators for cardiac surgery training.” More about this grant award can be … Read more