THE PULSE: The Work Behind the Momentum
Lately, I have been reminded just how much is moving through SSH at any given moment.&
Lately, I have been reminded just how much is moving through SSH at any given moment.&

As I write this, SSH just put the wraps on an incredible SimOps 2026. While every simulation program depends on the simulation operation specialists who create the cases, apply the moulage, run the sessions, and make sure that all needed equipment is functioning in top form, these vital personnel often go unseen.
Cheryl Camacho, MBA, CHSE-A, Paramedic, FSSH1; Ashley Brophy, MSN, PNP, CHSE2; Laura Valido, BSN, RN2; Rika Tanda, PhD, RN, CCRN3; Ahquilah Tucker, BSN, RN, CCRN2; Thomas Heater, RRT, BBA, CHSE1; Laura Beth Kalvas, PhD, RN4
Lith Nasif, MD1; Anna Hendricks, MD1; Elizabeth Harvey, MD2; Kirk Atkinson3; Ngoc Van Horn, MD1
1University of Texas Southwestern, Department of Pediatrics, Dallas, TX
Jordan D. Gavin, MRes1; Palmer O. Welters1; Sam Dhothar, MHS, CHSOS-A1
1School of Health Sciences Simulation Program, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Hanh M. T. Nguyen, MD, MHPE1; Hoa T. T. Doan, MD, MHPE1; Bao Q. Le, MD1; Anh T. Pham, MD1; Loi N. Ho, MD1; Ngan K. Tran, MEd1; Ni H. T. Huynh, BS1; Ly T. T. Ngo, BS1; Thanh M. N. Bui, MD1 ; Hoang M. Dinh, BS1