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Established in 1994, the Winter Institute for Simulation, Education, and Research (WISER) is a collaboration between UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh, with a mission to conduct research and training programs utilizing simulation based education to provide a safer environment for patients of UPMC and its affiliates. WISER is dedicated to the advancement of healthcare simulation and education to improve patient safety, education, mentorship, systems design, and research to enhance the high quality delivery of healthcare. WISER is fully accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare in Teaching, Assessment, Research, Systems Integration, and Fellowship Programs. WISER’s accredited Fellowship Program is committed to the education and training of healthcare and simulation professionals around the world who have focused a portion of their professional career on becoming proficient in the area of simulation education. Additionally, WISER provides skills and knowledge to healthcare educators, training professionals, and simulationists from around the globe through both onsite and virtual courses. Using the web-based Simulation Information Management System (SIMS) - developed at WISER - SIMS provides an operational and educational backbone, efficiently scheduling classes, delivering cutting edge curriculum, and collecting and reporting on vital data that allows WISER to be a premier healthcare simulation education program. By quickly implementing this learning in the care of actual patients at UPMC hospitals, and by sharing results with the healthcare community through published articles, WISER improves patient safety in the Pittsburgh area and around the world. | ||||||
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