Karen J. Dickinson

November 10, 2021

UAMS Centers for Simulation Education Holds First Research Day

Linda Haymes

Karen J. Dickinson, M.D., M.Ed., director of interprofessional simulation and clinical skills training, introduces Debra Nestel, Ph.D., from Monash University, Australia, keynote speaker of the first UAMS Centers for Simulation Education Research Day, which has held both in person and virtually.

The UAMS Centers for Simulation Education held its inaugural Research Day on Nov. 2. The half-day conference, with a theme of “Modern Interprofessional Simulation Education” featured 14 UAMS employees each giving a six-minute presentation followed by a two-minute Q&A session. There was a mid-morning break for the viewing of 24 posters with both in-person and…

May 19, 2021

UAMS Staff Collaborate to Hold Virtual Training for Medical Students’ Transition to Intern Practice

Linda Haymes

Veronica Ussery (on screen) is joined with (front right) Karen J. Dickinson, M.D.; (second row, left to right) Patti Griffey, a simulated patient, and Sherry Johnson; and (third row, left to right) Jerry Halpain, Andrew Warr, simulated patient, Margaret Glasgow, Matthew Spond, M.D., and another simulated patient.

UAMS turned its annual Rising Intern Preparation Week into a virtual affair this year in order to prepare the entire fourth-year medical student class for intern life. Typically, UAMS holds Rising Intern Preparation Week in late April. Last year, when COVID-19 arrived in Arkansas six weeks before the training was set to occur, organizers had…