Tragedy of Miscommunication at End of Life
On May 8th the “Blending the Blues” collaborative held an interprofessional education (IPE) Faculty Development to Avoid the Tragedy of Miscommunication at End of Life at the Duke University School of Nursing. This incredible session involved learning about facilitating end … Read more
Serious Play Conference Comes to UNC
This year’s Serious Play Conference was hosted by the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School on July 25 through 28. Leaders in the fields of serious gaming and simulation attended the meeting from all over the world. UNCsim’s own Jerry Heneghan was a keynote speaker … Read more
School hosts workshop on global health innovation for complex emergencies
On March 31st, the Gillings School of Global Public Health summarized the “Innovating Global Public Health for Complex Emergencies” workshop that took place on March 5th. “The workshop, “Innovating Global Public Health for Complex Emergencies,” engaged faculty members, Gillings School students, and professionals … Read more
UNC and NCSU team up for One Health case
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
Scolaro transitions to LECOM Bradenton School of Pharmacy
Dr. Kelly L. Scolaro has severed as a Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Pharmaceutical Care Labs within the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education at UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy since 2008. Scolaro bids farewell to UNCsim where she has had an … Read more
UNCsim at IMSH 2016
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
Dr Tropsha awarded $2M for “Center for Innovation in Pharmacy Simulation (CIPS)”
On October 30th, 2015, David Etchison published an article announcing the first round of awards from the UNC School of Pharmacy’s Eshelman Institute for Innovation. Congratulations to Dr Tropsha for his $2 Million award to establish the “Center for Innovation in Pharmacy … Read more
An Interprofessional Future
Carolina Nursing Magazine published an article discussing the interprofessional team training course organized by Drs. Durham, Joyner, and Scolaro from the Schools of Nursing, Medicine, and Pharmacy. The full article can be found here.
Pharmacy academic fellowship ends
In April, the Pharmaceutical Care Lab published a journal article in “Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning” describing their academic fellowship. After four years, the program has come to an end. The team, lead by Kelly L. Scolaro PharmD, created … Read more
Development of a one-year academic fellowship in a skills lab environment
More excellent work out of the #UNCsim Pharmaceutical Care Lab. The team created a fellowship program to bridge the gap that existed when new faculty are hired directly into academia without experience in education. This paper describes the process of … Read more