Lincoln joins Surgical Skills Lab
Crystal Lincoln has joined the Surgical Skills Lab team as the training specialist. Lincoln has 26 years of experience as a surgical technologist specializing in Neuro-Spine, ENT, Ortho, and Trauma Surgery. She has a passion for teaching and has assisted … Read more
Introduction to Medical Simulation Returns!
After several years on hiatus, the undergraduate “Introduction to Medical Simulation” course returns as a section of “Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering” (BMME 490). This entry-level medical simulation course focuses on understanding the integration of simulation technology into clinical education, … Read more
Virtual Reality in Neuroanatomy and Neurosurgery Education
The team in neurosurgery has published a review article on virtual reality in neuroscience and neurosurgery in the first edition of the Carolina Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine. This journal is “a student-run, faculty-advised, online publication based out of the University … Read more
Microdissection Simulations with Neurosurgery
The Neurosurgery team published an article today describing how they have utilized placental vessels for microdissection simulations. Alcalá NE, Pajer HB, Piazza M, Goodnight W, Yap E, Sasaki-Adams D, Hobbs GW, Quinsey CS. Improving Neurosurgery Resident Microdissection Through Placental … Read more
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression and Chiari Decompression Simulators
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
Mauritania Simulation Tour
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
Spine Surgery Navigation Skills Lab
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
Pediatric Simulation Facilitator Workshop
In preparation for the expanding pediatric services in Raleigh, a team of educators from NC Children’s underwent a Pediatric Simulation Facilitator Workshop on October 16th. Topics included running the simulators and debriefing simulations. Faculty for this event were Ms Lisa … Read more
PQCNC Hosts Postpartum Hemorrhage Reduction Protocol Statewide Rollout
The Perinatal Quality Collaborative of North Carolina (PQCNC) team began planning their Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) Reduction Project in 2017. PQCNC’s mission is to make North Carolina the best place to give birth and be born. Focusing on collaboration, resource utilization … Read more
Real-time Versus Delayed Video Simulation Assessments
The Anesthesia CAPSEL team published an article entitled “Comparing Real-time Versus Delayed Video Assessments for Evaluating ACGME Sub-competency Milestones in Simulated Patient Care Environments” in the Cureus Journal this week. Click here to download this open access publication. Isaak R, Stiegler … Read more