Director for High-Fidelity Manikin and Virtual-Based Simulation and Clinical Procedural Skills
The position provides the oversight of the Simulation and Technology Center’s state of the art simulators, high fidelity mannequins, and laboratories and the implementation of the educational programs utilizing the technology within the Center for medical student resident, allied health and physician education.
The positions prime directive is to functionalize the simulated curriculum with goal of improving measurable participant outcomes. All simulated curriculums will have predefined measurable metrics to support the educational return on resource allocation.
The position requires knowledge of technology to support a vast array of high-fidelity simulators and information systems, the educational expertise to support a full range of teaching methods, and the organizational skills to conduct educational sessions for large groups of students and residents.
The position encompasses organizing and implementation the portion of the medical student curriculum that requires High-Fidelity/High-Technology (HF/HT), virtual, cadaver, and procedural simulation with input from the Associate Dean and specific faculty who provide their specific medical/clinical expertise.
The position requires continued participation in educational programs to assure both support and understanding of the skills required to maintain expertise in an evolving simulation-based education in healthcare and to improve the clinical skills of all learners in a simulated setting tat will lead to improved patient outcomes and/or safety in the clinical setting. The position requires leadership in both simulation and education and management skills.
The position is a part of an innovative team led by the Associate Dean for Simulation and Technology.
