THE PULSE - Please welcome Rachel Araujo!

With huge excitement, I am pleased to start this update with the announcement of our new SSH Director of Certification, Rachel Araujo!

Rachel comes to us from SMT/Prometric, the test development and delivery company with which we have worked with since 2011. She has been our key point of contact and knows our certifications and exam development process — and has been involved in every stage.

Many of you know her already. For those who do not, she is a great addition to our staff and will take our certification programs into the next evolution — very exciting!

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March President's Message: SSH content a premium benefit in healthcare simulation industry

Greetings!

Hopefully, this message finds everyone having a continued positive experience through IMSH Delivers. I want to begin there with a hearty congratulations to three deserving individuals upon their being named as this year’s “Of the Year” winners.

Unveiled March 9 ahead of the Bringing Sim to Life Lecture Series during IMSH Delivers, Mindi Anderson, PhD, ARNP, CPNP-PC, CHE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FAAN; Kristine Hara, RRT, CHSOS; and Adam Cheng, MD, FRCPC, FAAP, were named Educator, Operations Specialist, and Researcher of the Year, respectively.

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THE PULSE — AI, Healthcare, and Simulation’s (potential?) Role

Last week, I attended “Tech on Tap: AI in Healthcare” - a panel session hosted by the KC Tech Council in Kansas City. It was a great opportunity to hear from several Kansas City-area leaders in the healthcare space on how their organizations, including Oracle, Children’s Mercy Kansas City, and University of Kansas Health System, are approaching and implementing AI.

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