On February 21, Drs. Lew Lampiris and Rumay Alexander presented a session on poverty simulation as an educational tool for dental and nursing students as part of the Program on Health Workforce Research and Policy Seminar Series at the Cecil … Read more
“A very sincere congratulations to Darlene Baker, assistant director of the Education-Innovation-Simulation Learning Environment at the SON, who was selected the 2017 recipient of Sigma Theta Tau International’s Beta Nu Chapter’s Excellence in Education award.” To read the full article posted … Read more
Internationally recognized simulation expert Dr. Carol Durham receives Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) Presidential Citation at their annual scientific meeting. The citation was presented by the SSH President Dr. Chad Epps for her service to the simulation community and particularly … Read more
The most recent issue of Medical Training Magazine “features interviews with healthcare training leaders who answer questions on how simulation, allied with modern training practices can make major improvements to patient outcomes, save lives and save money.” UNCsim’s own Dr. Carol … Read more
The 4th Annual “Hot Topics in Simulation Education”Symposium was held on October 19th in New York. This NYSIM (New York City Simulation) Symposium featured Dr. Carol Durham from the UNC School of Nursing as a plenary speaker. Dr. Durham kicked … Read more
The Code Sepsis team and a group of simulation experts at UNC Hospitals partnered on April 12 for an educational simulation focused on sepsis recognition and treatment through nurse empowerment and hands-on practice with realistic scenarios. This interprofessional training session … Read more
The 7th Annual, “You Bought The Manikin, Now What? Best Practices in Simulation Education” conference. The conference was held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Cary. This meeting is sponsored jointly by the Charlotte AHEC, Greensboro AHEC, Southern Regional AHEC … Read more
The 7th Annual You Bought the Manikin, Now What? Best Practices in Simulation Education Conference is being jointly provided with Charlotte AHEC, Greensboro AHEC, Southern Regional AHEC and in association with the N.C. AHEC Nurse Council and the North Carolina Nurses Association Simulation Council. … Read more
The UNCsim, North Carolina State University (NCSU) College of Veterinary Medicine, and Banfield Pet Hospital team submitted one of the fifteen cases selected for the One Health Inter-professional Education Initiative by the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC), the Association for Prevention, Teaching and … Read more
Several members of the UNCsim team are at the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) conference this weekend. This is the 16th annual IMSH meeting. IMSH is geared towards the sharing of medical education technologies, techniques, and innovations. The … Read more
