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ASA Block Workshop 2019

October 30, 2019

The UNC Anesthesia Department had amazing representation at the American Society of Anesthesiologists annual scientific meeting Ambulatory Block Workshop. Members of the team included Dr Stuart Grant, Dr David Hardman, Dr Monika Nanda, Dr Jay Schoenherr, and Dr Sally Stander. The … Read more

When Art Imitates Life

October 12, 2017

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

Smith moves to the Office of Rural Initiatives

September 30, 2017

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

CAPSEL Program Grand Rounds

August 1, 2017

Earlier today, the Consortium of Anesthesiology Patient Safety and Experiential Learning (CAPSEL) team presented Grand Rounds for the Anesthesia Department. The presentation began with Dr Rob Isaak, CAPSEL Director, providing an overview of the goals and composition of the team. He then … Read more

UNCsim at 2017 Association of Standardized Patient Educators Conference

June 10, 2017

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

Welcome Jeff McQueen

January 31, 2017

This week the School of Medicine Clinical Skills and Patient Simulation Center welcomes Jeff McQueen to their team. Mr. McQueen joins the team as a training specialist for the standardized patient (SP) program. Mr. McQueen has been an SP for UNCsim since 2014. … Read more

Inaugural Pain Fellowship Simulation Workshop

September 2, 2016

The UNC Department of Anesthesia Pain Fellowship held their first annual simulation workshop on August 25th. Drs. Jowza and James brought the new pain fellows together to run simulations of common situations they would be experiencing throughout their careers. The … Read more

UNCsim at Association of Standardized Patient Educators Conference

July 1, 2016

Last week, Ms Messina 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 Tampa, Florida. There was strong interest from the group for Ms Smith’s abstract describing the gamification … Read more