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Katie Smalley Hoffman started as a standardized patient and joined our team to provide unique opportunities to our learners.

Interprofessional, simulation educator provides student-oriented approach to learning at WVU Health Sciences After learning about the Standardized Patient Program from a friend during her undergraduate studies at West Virginia University, Katie Hoffman applied for the program and began working with WVU Health Sciences students as part of their clinical training.

Our own Adam Hoffman participated in research with the Department of WVU Emergency Medicine, and their results were just published! Congratulations, Adam!

Managing STEMIs without a Catheterization Lab: A Simulated Scenario to Improve Emergency Clinician Recognition and Ex*****on of Thrombolysis in the Setting of Rural STEMI Management - JETem By the end of this simulation, learners will be able to: 1) diagnose ST elevation myocardial infarction accurately and initiate thrombolysis in the rural setting without timely access to cardiac catheterization; 2) engage the simulated patient in a shared decision-making conversation, clearly outlyi...

THANK YOU for your generous contributions to STEPS - our challenge goal has been met!! A very special thank you to David & JoAnn Shaw for setting the challenge.

WVU Today | WVU Day of Giving sets new records for dollars raised, gifts received Supporters of West Virginia University donated a record $30.2 million Wednesday (March 20) during the University’s seventh Day of Giving. More than 8,500 gifts were made during the 24-hour online fundraising event held across the University system, also a new record. The $30.2 million figure tops ...

Thank you to all who helped us unlock this Challenge!

HAPPY MATCH DAY to our amazing School of Medicine Class of 2024! These are some bravely tenacious students who began this journey in the midst of a global pandemic. Today, we celebrate how far they've come & where the next leg of the journey takes them.

On behalf of the STEPS Sim Staff, we wish you all the best and we welcome you to come visit us any time!

https://health.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=simulation-training-at-wvu-health-sciences-expands-teaching-opportunities

Simulation training at WVU Health Sciences expands teaching opportunities The West Virginia University Health Sciences David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety (STEPS) provides a safe and supportive environment for deliberate practice of clinical skills by students, faculty and practitioners alike.

STEPS Simulation Certificate Program begins day 3 with a Simulation Experts Panel: Adam Hoffman, Joe Lynch, Dan Summers, Andrea Bailey, and Chris Kiefer share their simulation experience with an Interprofessional group of participants.

We can't wait to have all of our Mountaineers back in town next week! ☺️👏

WVU School of Nursing celebrates outstanding licensure pass-rates among BSN graduates Official NCLEX-RN results include a 100% first-time pass rate for fall 2023 WVU School of Nursing graduates from the Morgantown Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, BS/BA to BSN program, and the Keyser BSN program. Graduates from the Beckley BSN program earned a 94% first-time pass rate, an incre...

Happy New Year, Mountaineers! 🥳

As finals week wraps up, STEPS would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season!

From start to future: Long-time employee helps guide simulation education at WVU When the David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety was ‘just an idea and a blueprint,’ Tonya Gillum was one half of a two-person team preparing to introduce simulation education to students enrolled in West Virginia University Health Sciences academic ...

Training physicians is still a better option.

Is ChatGPT Smarter Than a P*P? ChatGPT performed well ― but not quite well enough ― on the UK's National Primary Care examinations, highlighting its lack of experience-based analysis as well as a tendency to 'hallucinate.'

Special effects training at WVU Health Sciences supports emergency preparedness Most individuals are familiar with special effects makeup in movies, but it also has an important part in healthcare education. Learners at West Virginia University benefit from this specialized technique through the David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safe...

Would you like to learn more about DEBRIEFING? Stop by STEPS at 11:00 for a lecture with Dr. Bill Tullock!

Congratulations Dr. Lynch!

https://health.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=service-to-others-propels-wvu-simulation-educator-s-career

Service to others propels WVU simulation educator’s career From firefighter to flight paramedic to educator, Russell “Rusty” Doerr has lived a life of service to others. Rusty’s desire to help others started as a young child, growing up as the son of a firefighter, and led him to a career at West Virginia University that spans more than 30 years.

STEPS serves Marshall County Extension

Join WV STEPS as we celebrate the annual SSH Healthcare Simulation Week September 18-22, 2023. Stop by for a tour and/or join us for the following workshops in Classroom AB unless otherwise noted.

To register, click here https://forms.office.com/r/T52SKyhKyz

Don’t forget to nominate your favorite simulation instructor for the Wilks Award! https://sole.hsc.wvu.edu/Form/1416/Public/Start/0osTAKEAUtJL

Monday 9/18/23
Orientation to Simulation
Dan Summers
11:00am
Classroom AB at STEPS

Tuesday 9/19/23
Debriefing Techniques
Bill Tullock, MD
11:00am
Classroom AB at STEPS

Wednesday 9/20/2023
CHSE Blueprint Course
Jason Craig
8:00am – 4pm
VP conf rm #1003

Wednesday 9/20/23
Learning Space Management System
Katie Hoffman
10:00am
Classroom AB at STEPS

Wednesday 9/20/23
Death of a Simulator
Dorian Williams, MD
3:00pm
Classroom AB at STEPS

Friday 9/22/23
Manikin Tricks & Moulage
Rusty Doerr & Adam Hoffman
10:00am
Sim 1&2 at STEPS

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WVU Health Sciences simulation center admits new ‘patient’ for immersive training Students studying healthcare at West Virginia University have access to state-of-the-art simulation technology to ensure they are safer and smarter before encountering patients in everyday and critical care situations. A recent addition to the David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and...

https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/News/Story?headline=wvu-health-sciences-simulation-center-admits-new-patient-for-immersive-training

WVU Health Sciences simulation center admits new ‘patient’ for immersive training Students studying healthcare at West Virginia University have access to state-of-the-art simulation technology to ensure they are safer and smarter before encountering patients in everyday and critical care situations. A recent addition to the David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and...

The West Virginia chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics held their annual meeting at the Stonewall Jackson Resort on April 21 & 22. Several workshops over the two days provided nurses and physicians with the most up-to-date topics in pediatric medicine.

Josh Bell from STEPS supported the workshops by providing simulation equipment including CPR manikins, IO trainers, advanced airway trainers, and a high-fidelity infant simulator for neonatal resuscitation simulations. Physicians from WVU Children’s Hospital, including Lara Srouji, Joseph Schmidhofer, and Joseph Lynch, provided the education for this workshop.

Supporting the WV AAP Conference at Stonewall Jackson.

STEPS and SON in the News: Christy Barnhart's Sim Elective

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The winner of this year’s Patricia “Pat” Fedeles Award for Compassion in Physical Diagnosis was presented to Taylor Rice on February 28, 2023. This award is presented to the second year medical student who portrays ongoing compassion, friendliness, and an overall caring attitude toward patients, peers, faculty, and staff.

As many know, Pat Fedeles served as coordinator for the West Virginia University School of Medicine Introduction to Clinical Medicine and Physical Diagnosis courses from 1992 until 2006 when she retired while battling with cancer. She passed away January 2007. Mrs. Fedeles gave unconditionally to everyone who came in contact with her. She always treated people fairly and with a caring attitude. Pat truly enjoyed working with the students and strived to make each one feel special and confident in achieving his/her goals. It was important to Pat that students learned the proper "bedside manner” of patient care. She emphasized that each patient should be treated as a human being and not just a number, and that is exactly how Pat treated her students: with unconditional compassion and understanding. What an excellent example to follow!

Taylor Rice portrays all of the above characteristics and was nominated by her peers. She was presented with a certificate but will be presented officially at the awards ceremony in May