SSH Fellows, SSH certified individuals, and SSH members were included in the newest American Academy of Nursing Fellows cohort.

The Society for Simulation in Healthcare offers its hearty CONGRATULATIONS to those healthcare professionals who are SSH members, SSH Certified, or both, and included in the American Academy of Nursing 2022 Class of Fellows (FAAN).

“We are thrilled to see SSH so well-represented in this record-setting class,” said SSH President Haru Okuda, MD, FACEP. "It is an incredible testament to the value of our SSH Certification programs that these highest performing nursing leaders understand and recognize the educational and professional development opportunities SSH delivers."

Of those included in this distinguished group, eight have achieved one or more of SSH’s Certifications. In all, a total of 3,656 individuals from 42 countries have achieved one of the certifications as of June 1, 2022.

Those who are in the 2022 FAAN class and also have achieved CHSE, CHSE-A, and/or FSSH:

FSSH

Alaina Herrington, DNP, RN, FSSH, ANEF, CHSE-A, CNOR
University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jared Kutzin, DNP, MS, MPH, RN, CPHQ, CPPS, NEA-BC, FSSH
Mount Sinai Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

John O'Donnell, DrPh, RN, CRNA, CHSE, FSSH, FAANA
University of Pittsburgh 

CHSE

Richard Fidler, PhD, MBA, CRNA, NP, CHSE
San Francisco VA Healthcare System

Simmy King, DNP, MS, MBA, RN-BC, NE-BC, CHSE
Children's National Hospital

Kate Morse, PhD, RN, MSN, AGACNP-RET, CHSE
Drexel University

John O'Donnell, DrPh, RN, CRNA, CHSE, FSSH, FAANA
University of Pittsburgh 

Janet Wong, PhD, RN, FHK, CHSE, FCHSM
Hong Kong Metropolitan University

CHSE-A

Alaina Herrington, DNP, RN, FSSH, ANEF, CHSE-A, CNOR
University of Mississippi Medical Center

Crystal Murillo, PhD, RN, CHSE-A
University of South Carolina

Elizabeth Wells-Beede, PhD, RN, C-EFM, CHSE-A, CNE, ACUE
Texas A&M University

For SSH Certification information, including why you should certify, click here. For information about SSH, start here. To see the full list and read the American Academy of Nursing release, click the image or click here.

The largest healthcare simulation organization in the world, the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) is a 501(c)3 organization with more than 4,600 members from more than 60 countries. SSH’s purpose is to serve a global community of practice enhancing the quality of healthcare. SSH was established in 2004. The mission of SSH is to serve its members by fostering education, professional development, and the advancement of research and innovation; promote the profession of healthcare simulation through standards and ethics; and champion healthcare simulation through advocating sharing, facilitating, and collaborating.