Leadership Transition
Lori Double has assumed the role as our simulation manager; Dana Stauffer servers as the Director of the simulation center and respiratory therapy departments; and Abby Rudy is the VP overseeing the sim center operations.
Hershey Simulation Fellows Continue to Advance
Graduates of the center’s Simulation Education and Research Fellowship have been making progress in their medical careers.
- Angel Diaz Sanchez, MD – Angel was our first Simulation Fellow and later became a Simulation Educator in the center. After graduating from his anesthesia residency this summer he is now a staff anesthesiologist at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA>
- Lidys Rivera, MD – Lidys is working as a fellow for the 2024 year in Florida. She will return to PA in the summer and has accepted a position with UPMC.
- Daniel Rodriguez Bauza, MD – Daniel continues as a family medicine resident at Conemaugh Health System in Johnston, PA.
- Mary Sukmar is an education specialist at Hartford Healthcare and will be presenting at IMSH in 2025.
The success of all our simulation fellowship graduates is indicative of their dedication to the program and the quality learning they experienced.
RSTC Changes
David Heim has joined the simulation center team. He is a Life Lion paramedic with a vast amount of experience and will be assisting in the teaching of our vast array of AHA courses.
Publications (will be updating)
Book Chapters –
- Hales RL & Rodgers DL. Faculty Development for ECMO simulation instructors. In: Johnston LC, Su L, ed. Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: ECMO Simulation. New York: Springer. 2021: 153-170.
- Rodgers DL & Hales RL. Brain-based learning. In: Johnston LC, Su L, eds. Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: ECMO Simulation. New York: Springer. 2021: 43-50.
- Rodgers DL. Simulation Operations. In: Soghier L, Robin B, eds. Neonatal Simulation: A Practical Guide. Itasca, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2021: 395-413.
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles –
- Loeffert J, Onks C, Phillips S, Berg A, Rodgers D. Wilderness Medicine Boot Camp for Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellows Goes Virtual: From Uncertain Times Comes a Novel Approach to Traditional In-person Teaching. Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences. 2021; e-pub ahead of print. DOI 10.30476/IJVLMS.2021.89866.1083.
- Hinssen H, Rodgers DL. Modifying Laerdal patient simulators for anterior-posterior defibrillation using live energy with Zoll R Series defibrillators. Paper presented in the Proceedings of the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare. 2021; Available at https://ssrn.com/abstract=3818448.
- Glass M, Rodgers DL. Simulator to Monitor Connectivity Simplified using a BASIC Software GUI. Paper presented in the Proceedings of the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare. 2021; Available at Https://ssrn.com/abstract=3808053.
- Sinz E, Banerjee A, Steadman R, Shotwell MS, Slagle J, McIvor WR, Torsher L, Burden A, Cooper JB, DeMaria Jr S, Levine AI, Park C, Gaba DM, Weinger MB, Boulet JR. Reliability of simulation-based assessment for practicing physicians: Performance is context-specific. BMC Med Educ. 2021; 21:207. DOI: 10.1186/s12909-021-02617-8
- Scicchitano E, Stark P, Koetter P, Michalak N, Zurca AD. Blindfolding Improves Communication in Inexperienced Residents Undergoing ACLS Training. J Grad Med Educ. 2021;13(1):123–127.
