The 24th Annual Montross Father’s Day Camp was held this past weekend at the Dean E Smith Center. Former Tar Heel center and current Tar Heel Sports Network analyst Eric Montross hosts this camp every Father’s Day with proceeds benefiting UNC … Read more

Last week, Mr McQueen and Ms Smith from the School of Medicine’s Clinical Skills and Patient Simulation Center (CSPSC) team attended the Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE) meeting in Alexandria Virginia. Mr McQueen’s presentation “Don’t just do something…stand there!” touched on the VERY important role … Read more

Dr. Kimberly Blasius was recognized with the Excellence in Scholarship Award by the UNC Academy of Educators (AOE). Dr. Blasius is a pediatric anesthesiologist in the NC Children’s Hospital. Dr. Blasius’ contributions to innovative education surround pediatric high-fidelity and low-fidelity simulation. This … Read more

The Department of Anesthesiology hosted a “Family Day Simulation Event” as an outreach program to over 70 non-anesthesia trained children, spouses, partners and parents of our Anesthesiology faculty, CRNAs and residents on Saturday, April 22nd. The purpose of the event was to educate the people who support … Read more

Michael Gilchrist, MD MPH, has been named Director of Ultrasound Education for Medical Students in the UNC School of Medicine.  Gilchrist, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, co-directs Patient Centered Care (PCC), a course … Read more

School of Medicine and Department of Pediatrics Director of Simulation, Gene Hobbs, CHSE, was recently interviewed by Mary Holtschneider, Med, MPA, BSN, RN-BC, NREMT-P, CPLP for an article in the Journal for Nurses in Professional Development. The interview centered on the … Read more

While Tamara Robertson (MythBusters: The Search) watches, physicians (L-R) Erin Munns, Tarshree Sawyer, and Zach Smith practice patient care in this electrical failure #UNCsim. Using their cell phone lights and traditional practices, they kept the simulated “baby” alive and well. … Read more

This week the School of Medicine Clinical Skills and Patient Simulation Center welcomes Anita Swiman, EMT-P to their team. Ms. Swiman joins the team as a simulation training specialist. Ms. Swiman joins the #UNCsim team from Durham County EMS and Durham Technical Community … Read more

UNC Hospitals’ Mark Derewicz published an article on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University study which found evidence that virtual reality (VR) can be useful in detecting balance impairments early as well as possibly reversing … Read more

The Duke | UNC Interprofessional Education Collaborative held the second event at the Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) on April 18th. The event began with a welcome to the Duke campus from the School of Medicine Associate Dean of … Read more