Today at the International Meeting on Medical Simulation (IMSH), Gene Hobbs, former Director of Simulation for Pediatrics and the School of Medicine, was recognized by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) Simulation Operations and Technology Section (SOTS) for his … Read more
This week a letter to the editor was published in Anesthesia & Analgesia describing a recent project by the Anesthesia Department Wellness Committee. You can read the letter by clicking here. Martinelli SM, Chen F, Hobbs GW, Chidgey BA, Hueske … Read more
Mr. Stephen Fairchild serves as a School of Medicine Standardized Patient (SP) to aid our learners in gaining patient assessment and communication skills. Earlier this month Fairchild also published an essay in the Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE) eNews … Read more
Dr. Benny Joyner provided a Grand Rounds for the Department of Pediatrics entitled “Suspending Disbelief: Utilizing Medical Simulation to Improve Patient Care”. The presentation began with an overview of the importance of debriefing in both simulation and daily clinical care. … Read more
Dr. Carolyn Quinsey has returned to UNC following a Pediatric Neurosurgery fellowship and takes the reigns as Director of the Neurosurgery Skull Base Lab. The lab is part of the Miracles in Sight Surgical Skills Laboratory. The new curriculum she is … Read more
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
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 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 June 23rd, the Carolina Digital Health Research Initiative (CaDHRI) and UNC Health Sciences Library (HSL) held an event titled “Augmented Reality and Healthcare: Exploring Hololens for Clinical Care, Research, and Education”. The event featured Emerson Huitt, CTO of SciMed … Read more
