At the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) 17th Annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) meeting in Orlando, the UNC Anesthesia team was recognized with the top research abstract award. Stiegler M, Martinelli S, Chen F, Arora H, Hobbs … Read more

This week the School of Medicine Clinical Skills and Patient Simulation Center welcomes Jeff McQueen to their team. Mr. McQueen joins the team as a training specialist for the standardized patient (SP) program. Mr. McQueen has been an SP for UNCsim since 2014. … Read more

In October, simulationist Woongsun Au was recognized as a “Sepsis Star” for his work facilitating #UNCsim sessions within UNC Hospitals. Congratulations to all the recipients for their extraordinary effort in support of our Code Sepsis initiative.

Earlier this month the Department of Pediatrics and School of Medicine hosted an event for some of UNC’s scholar athletes. The following excerpt from the article provides an overview of the event. “On Nov. 10, a group of 32 Carolina … Read more

Dr. Robert Iassk presented this weekend at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) annual meeting in Seattle, WA this week. His presentation focused on the use of video in assessment of anesthesia resident milestones during an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). … Read more

Congratulations to the Healthcare Human Factors team for their recent publication in Critical Care. Morita PP, Weinstein PB, Flewwelling CJ, Bañez CA, Chiu TA, Iannuzzi M, Patel AH, Shier AP, Cafazzo JA. The usability of ventilators: a comparative evaluation of use safety … Read more

The UNC Department of Anesthesia Pain Fellowship held their first annual simulation workshop on August 25th. Drs. Jowza and James brought the new pain fellows together to run simulations of common situations they would be experiencing throughout their careers. The … Read more

On August 10th, the School of Medicine hosted the second part of the “Mini-Medical School” program for Carolina Athletics. Coaches and sports administrators participated in stressful simulation exercises for a different perspective on teamwork and communication. The teams performed medical skills … Read more

UNC Tar Heel Trauma completed another round of their annual Summer Volunteer Trauma Day experiences. Thank you to all of the services and departments who championed our program this year. This year the program focused on driving while fatigued and … Read more

A team lead by UNC Anesthesiologist Dr. Rob Isaak recently had a paper accepted by the journal Medical Science Educator online. The article will be in print soon but check it out now by clicking the link below. Isaak R, Chen … Read more