Marjorie Lee White, MD, MPPM, MA
May was another busy month for the Office. Thanks to all who attended our many events this month. Your enthusiastic presence makes a difference.
I am most excited about the strategic planning effort for which we have engaged Clarus to provide assistance. If you'd like to get involved with setting direction for OIPS, feel free to email mlwhite@uab.edu. Stay tuned for future updates in this column as we are expecting to develop FY16 goals soon!
In addition to our regular offerings which include interprofessional simulations for learners of all ages and stages and facilitator development targeted towards increasing our simulation expertise, our OIPS team presented at the AlaSim conference and the UA Scholar's Institute. Our educators also attended TeamSTEPPS master training.
We hope to expand our use of this curriculum in the year to come. See stories below for additional information. We are continuing to offer high quality simulation facilitator training and to support simulation courses whether in the simulation centers we manage at Quarterback Tower or Volker Hall Simulation Sandbox or in situ (on location near you). We want to work with you to change the way we care for patients.
Simulation News
CIPES 7th Annual Interprofessional Symposium
Join the Center for Interprofessional Education and Simulation on July 25 at the UAB School of Nursing for an interactive day centered around “Elevating Patient Safety Through Interprofessional Innovation.” Our keynote speaker, Dr. Neil Mehta, MD, from the Cleveland Clinic will address how to use “Generative AI and Custom GPTs to Enhance Interprofessional Education.”School of Education Simulation Pilot
On December 6, the School of Education partnered with OIPS to pilot an on-site simulation in the Volker Hall Sim Center. The simulation consisted of students from the Special Education and School Psychometry programs in the School of Education.
Social Work Simulations
On October 18, the College of Arts and Sciences – Department of Social Work partnered with OIPS to host an on-site simulation in the Volker Hall Sim Center. The simulation consisted of students from the Department of Social Work in UAB’s College of Arts and Sciences and is made possible by federal Child Welfare Title IV-E funding.
Take a look inside UAB’s simulation capabilities
On Aug. 30, 2023, UAB’s Office of Interprofessional Simulation hosted an open house in its newly updated, 5,000-square-foot, seven-room Simulation Center on the ground floor of Volker Hall.