Announcements
Congratulations Brody graduates! We are proud of you! Best wishes as you begin your residencies and thank you for all that you have done for our simulation program!
BSOM Simulation will be closed on March 29, 2024 for the Spring Holiday and May 27, 2024 for Memorial Day.
Welcome William "Bill" Vasios, MPAS, PA-C! Bill is participating in a two-year simulation fellowship with the BSOM Simulation Program and is adjunct clinical associate faculty for the ECU Department of Physician Assistant Studies. He is also completing his Doctor of Philosophy in Instructional Design and Technology at Liberty University.
We are grateful to BSOM and ECU Health for continuing to support our learners and the growth of our program! We have been able to obtain new equipment this year, including a kidney biopsy trainer, slit lamp, and Laerdal SimMan3G with trauma capabilities (can be male or female). Plus, several new high-fidelity manikins are arriving later this spring!
Photo left: BSOM M3 students learn knee anatomy using ultrasound as part of the family medicine clerkship.
Simulation Stars
Linda Moore, MDiv, MS, BCC, CCFP, Lead Chaplain for the Emergency Dept, Surgical Trauma ICU, and Neurosciences ICU, facilitated scenarios for fourth-year medical students that addressed end-of-life care. Her contributions to this activity were invaluable and appreciated by all!
Linda Spell, ECU Housekeeping, for all the work she does to help make our program a success! She is a valued part of our team, and we appreciate everything she does to keep our Center running.
ECU Health Language Access Services participated in scenarios during Emergency Medicine conference to help residents understand how to best communicate with patients when there is a language barrier. Thank you Julio Maldonado, Tania Elguezabal-Christensen, Reid Barnes, and Alexandra Cowal!
Ashley Jensen, ECU Health Emergency Medicine nurse, for volunteering during Emergency Medicine conference each month. Her participation allows residents to have an interprofessional experience and learn from her expertise.
Special thanks to Dr. Ann Ostrovsky, ECU Health Chief of Ophthalmology, for identifying and transferring a slit lamp from ECU Health Medical Center to the BSOM Simulation program.
Photo right: Rev. Linda Moore debriefs medical students on compassion, teamwork, and ethical issues in patient care.
Program Activity
BSOM M1 and CRNA students participated in an interprofessional scenario with a high-fidelity manikin to learn the principles of different states of shock. These scenarios were led by Department of Physiology faculty.
MICU held an interprofessional skills day with nurses and fellows to practice Blakemore tubes, PA catheters, bladder irrigation, and codes. Interprofessional faculty led each station and reinforced concepts seen in MICU patients.
BSOM student anesthesia interest group organized a skills session led by interprofessional faculty Dr. Peter O'Rourke, ECU Health Medical Center, Dr. Maura McAuliffe, College of Nursing, and Dr. Jacques Robidoux, Pharmacology.
The Department of Physician Assistant Studies held skills sessions to learn pericardiocentesis and EKG rhythm interpretation. They also held scenarios to emphasize team-based learning and ACLS.
Dr. Kim Fender, Emergency Medicine, created "SonoGames", in which residents had to play golf, flip cup, tumbling towers, to obtain and complete an ultrasound procedure or image. It was a great time for all who participated!
Family Medicine residents participated in a skills day to practice draining abscesses, lumbar puncture, suturing, and arthrocentesis.
Internal Medicine residents, Pulmonary and Critical Care fellows, BSOM M4 students, nursing students from ECU College of Nursing and Pitt Community College, and PCC Respiratory Therapy students participated in weekly interprofessional scenarios.
BSOM and College of Nursing students will participate in interprofessional scenarios in April. Thank you to the Office of Clinical Skills for providing standardized patients for this program.
EastCare held a three-day continuing education course for staff, focusing on OB and pediatric emergencies. EastCare also held airway courses this spring for new hires.
BSOM Clerkship simulation activities continue for Emergency Medicine, OBGYN, Internal Medicine, Surgery, and Family Medicine.
The central venous catheterization course required for ECU Health credentialing continues in the BSOM Center. A team of interprofessional faculty leads this course for residents and APPs each month
Photo left: Emergency Medicine residents, Dr. Ashley Kinkaid, and Dr. Juliana Jaramillo pose with SimJr after a pediatric emergency scenario.
Expanding the Field
Dr. Yaolin Zhou's manuscript was accepted for publication in Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine! This research project was a collaboration between BSOM Pathology, the Office of Clinical Skills, and the Office of Clinical Simulation.
Becky Gilbird participated in a Director’s Panel presentation at the International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare in San Diego, CA. The panel advised other simulationists on best practices, policies and procedures, and how to build a successful program.
Dr. Jennifer Bennett, Dr. Skip Robey, and Dr. Ann Ostrovsky presented at Eastern AHEC's Everyday Emergencies Conference. They led skills stations focusing on acute hand, eye, and laceration emergencies.
Dr. Jane DeWire, Emergency Medicine, organized Harm Reduction simulations with standardized patients for EM faculty as part of a research project. Harm Reduction is a set of practical strategies aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use. Dr. DeWire will also present a related project at the American College of Medical Toxicology Scientific Meeting in April.
Dr. Jennifer Bennett and Dr. Roberto Portela's study on cricothyrotomy skill retention among EMS personnel was accepted for a podium presentation during Medical Education Day. It will be presented by BSOM M4 Michael Larkins.
Dr. Jennifer Parker-Cote, Emergency Medicine, will present a poster for the Start to Breathe Pilot: Assessment of Knowledge Transfer from AHA's Layperson Opioid eModule to an Opioid Overdose Simulation, at the American College of Medical Toxicology Annual Meeting in April. This research study was done in collaboration with BSOM Simulation and the BSOM Summer Program for Future Doctors.
Photo right: Dr. Robey, Becky Gilbird, and Kim Haga at the International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare in San Diego, CA.