Simulation Fellowships

The Center for Safety, Simulation & Advanced Learning Technologies (CSSALT) hosts fellowships for investigators conducting research in:

  • Patient Safety
  • Simulation in Healthcare
  • Translational Simulation in Healthcare
    • Learning Outcomes
    • Behavior Outcomes
    • Patient Outcomes
    • Return on Investment (ROI) Outcomes
  • Simulation-Based Self-Study
  • Simulation-Based Self-Debriefing
  • Integrated Tutors (aka as “intelligent” tutors)
  • Precision Modeling & Simulation
  • Virtual Humans
  • Team Training
  • Screen-Based Simulation
  • Web-Enabled Simulation
  • Mixed Reality Simulators
  • Procedural Simulators
  • Simulator-Based Usability Studies
  • Pragmatic Clinical Trials
  • Education
  • Cross-Sectional Literacy

No stipend is provided by CSSALT; all applicants should be self-funded or funded by their institutions or government.

The CSSALT simulation fellowship is free; there is no tuition fee.

The duration of the fellowship can range from three months to two years.

If you are interested in a fellowship at CSSALT, please send your CV and cover letter to Samsun Lampotang, PhD, FSSH, FAIMBE. Researchers who are qualified and interested in working full time at CSSALT are encouraged to apply, including international visitors.

Accepted fellows can work on their own projects and/or projects ongoing at CSSALT.

Present Fellows

Justina Mutti

Justina Mutti, MD

Medical School: University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2016-2023.
Internships in gastroenterology, gynecology and obstetrics, and pediatrics.

Projects

  • Evaluation and integration of references for the APSF Technology Education Initiative Quantitative Neuromuscular Monitoring course

Hyunyoung Lim

Hyunyoung Lim, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Hanyang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Projects

  • Translation of the APSF Technology Education Initiative Low-Flow Anesthesia course and simulation to Korean

Past Fellows

Dr. Acar

Yahya Ayhan Acar, MD
After completing his simulation fellowship, Dr. Acar became the Director of Medical Simulation, Department of Pathology and Clinical Sciences Education, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA

Projects

  • Development of a Semi-Autonomous Arterial/Venous Femoral Access and REBOA (Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of The Aorta) Simulator System.
  • The Effect of Tapping in the Venous Dilatation for Peripheral IV Access.
  • Simulator-Based Remote Training Using Deliberate Practice for Mastery Learning for US-Guided Difficult Peripheral Vascular Access.
  • Coordination of a multicenter, international study titled “Efficacy of mastery-based simulation training in increasing the detection rate of clinically significant prostate cancer.”
  • CME and MOC accreditation of Mastery-Based Simulation Training by Virtual Coaches project.
  • CVA training for Emergency and Anesthesiology residents with CSSALT-CVA simulator at Gulhane School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
  • Rapid Sequence Intubation and Neuromuscular Blockade Administration training for Emergency and Anesthesiology residents with Panoramic Screen-Based CSSALT-SAA simulator at Gulhane School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.

Awards

  • Experimental or Observational Clinical Trial Winner, 2022 Department of Anesthesiology Celebration of Research at UF: Yahya Acar, MD: “Virtual Coach Can Be Equivalent to a Human Instructor in REBOA Training: A Prospective Randomized Study”

Lectures/Workshops

  • Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA), Friday morning CME lecture, University of Florida Department of Anesthesiology, October 15, 2021
  • REBOA Simulator, Workshop at Government Row, 22nd International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH 2022), January 15-19, 2022, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) and Detection of Pneumothorax with Linear Probe Examination, Workshop in the MOCA course, November 6, 2021, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
  • Foreign Body Aspiration Simulation, VISN Leads Dentist Conference, March 10-11, 2022, National Simulation Center (SimLEARN), Lake Nona, FL
  • US-guided Peripheral IV Insertion using Aseptic Non-touch Technique, Workshop, March 18, 2022, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
  • Chest Tube Insertion Training by CSSALT Mixed-Reality Simulator, Procedural Task Training Session for Emergency Medicine Residents, March 31, 2022, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Submitted Proposals

Principal investigator, Network in Europe for Medical Simulation & Training, European Union – COST Action proposal, 2020

Principal investigator, Developing an automated psychiatric triage system using voice and speech analysis to decrease suicide attempts among lower-income and Syrian refugee population in Turkey. NIH-R21 Grant application, 2021

Co-Investigator, Training in Biopsy of the Prostate Anterior Zone to Detect Prostate Cancer Earlier in Black Males – Prostate Cancer Disparities Project, Pfizer, 2021

Principal investigator, Development of a CPR tracking and feedback system integrated into wearable technologies to increase outcomes of cardiac arrest patients. NIH-SBIR Grant Application, 2021

Co-Investigator, STEM3T Option, Advanced REBOA Training System (ARTS), 2022

Published Manuscripts

Zhang Z, Lampotang S, Yu Y, Acar YA, Wakim J, Mei V, Ahmad AE, Shenot P, Lee J, Perlis N, Moy L, Johnson WT, DeStephens A, Bigos AK, Lizdas DE, Stringer T. Attitude is everything: keep probe pitch neutral during side-fire prostate biopsy. A simulator study. BJU Int. 2021;128(5):615-624. doi:10.1111/bju.15445

Lampotang S, DeStephens A, Zarour I, Lizdas D, Gravenstein N, Johnson W, Acar Y, Feldman JM. Manual Conservation of Supplemental Oxygen in Low-Resource Settings During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Simul Healthc. 2022;17(2):136-137. doi:10.1097/SIH.0000000000000609.

Submitted Manuscripts

Lampotang S, Lizdas DE, Johnson WT, Mei V, Wakim J, DeStephens A, Acar YA, Moy L, Ardalanejaz A, Brisbane W, Stringer TF. Development and Validation of a Mixed Reality Simulator for Reducing Core Deviation during Freehand Systematic Prostate Biopsy, submitted to CUAJ.

Co-authored Manuscripts

Designed and conducted the study titled “Assessment of a Mixed Reality Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) Training Simulator with Virtual Coach for Mastery Learning.”

Co-authored and actively contributed to writing the letter to the editor titled “Distanced procedural skills training during pandemics.”

Co-authored and actively contributed by performing power analyses for the IRB of the study titled “Validation of a Novel Massive Hemopytsis Airway Management Partial Task Trainer.”

Co-authored and actively contributed by performing power analysis and reviewing the IRB for the study titled “Assessment of Chest Tube Insertion Procedural Skills with the Use of a Mixed Reality Simulator.”

Co-authored and actively contributed by reviewing and editing the manuscript for the study titled “Evaluating Various Syringing Techniques for Manual Injection of Fluid Bolus through High Flow Resistance Tubing.”

Co-authored and actively contributed by data analysis, reviewing, and editing the manuscript for the study titled “Evaluating Various Syringing Techniques for Manual Injection of Fluid Bolus through High Flow Resistance Tubing.”

Co-authored and actively contributed by reviewing and editing the manuscript for the study titled “Virtual coach is non-inferior to an average human instructor during mixed reality simulation training in central venous access.”

Co-authored Abstracts

Acar YA, Smith R, Sarosi G, Lizdas DE, Johnson WT, DeStephens A, Koo A, Couperus K, Gravenstein N, Lampotang S. Virtual Coach Can Be Equivalent to a Human Instructor in REBOA Training: A Prospective Randomized Study.  The International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS), March 18-21, 2022, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Acar YA, Lampotang S. Accredited REBOA (Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of The Aorta) Training to Reduce the Mortality Rates from Non-Compressible Torso Hemorrhages. Patient Safety and Quality Week, May 18, 2022

Acar YA, Lizdas DE, Johnson WT, DeStephens A, Gravenstein N, Lampotang S. Is Instructorless Mastery-Based Training Possible in Pediatric Ultrasound-Guided Interventions?. 14th International Pediatric Symposia and Workshops. 10-13 June 2022, St. Petersburg, Florida

Acar YA, Smith R, Sarosi G, Lizdas DE, Johnson WT, DeStephens A, Koo A, Couperus K, Gravenstein N, Lampotang S. Virtual Coach Can Be Equivalent to a Human Instructor in REBOA Training: A Prospective Randomized Study. Society for Technology in Anesthesia (STA) 2022 Annual Meeting, Virtual, January 13-15, 2022.

DeStephens A, Lampotang S, Lizdas D, Johnson W, Acar Y. Does Pinching the Oxygen Tubing of a Non-Rebreather Facemask during Exhalation Conserve Oxygen While Maintaining SpO2 During Critical Oxygen Shortage in A Low Resource Environment: A Simulator Pilot Study. 22nd International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH 2022), January 15-19, 2022 | Los Angeles, California, US

DeStephens A, Lampotang S, Johnson W, Lizdas D, Stringer T, Acar Y, Zhang Z. Attitude is everything: Keep probe pitch neutral during side-fire prostate biopsy. A simulator study. 22nd International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH 2022), January 15-19, 2022 | Los Angeles, California, US

Acar YA, Smith R, Sarosi G, Lizdas DE, Johnson WT, DeStephens A, Koo A, Couperus K, Gravenstein N, Lampotang S. Virtual Coach Can Be Equivalent to a Human Instructor in Reboa Training: A Prospective Randomized Study. College of Medicine Research Day, April 4, 2022, University of Florida, Gainesville, US

Mei V, Brisbane W, Acar YA, Johnson T, DeStephens A, Lizdas DE, Stringer TF, Lampotang S.’ Prostate Biopsy False Negative Percentage as a Function of Simulated Lesion Size and Location During Systematic Transrectal Prostate Biopsy’. Engineering & Urology Society, New Orleans, LA, May 15, 2022

  • Observed an Objective Structured Clinical Exam on history and physical examination conducted for medical students to understand how they manage the process.
  • Become an active team member of the Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA) courses, a formative, all-day, simulation-based, hands-on board assessment.
  • Created the “Pneumothorax Scenario” for Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA) course, November 6, 2021, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
  • Contributed to creating the videos of the REBOA, Chest Tube, and Peripheral IV simulators to put on the CSSALT website.
  • Organized the presentation of the study titled “Attitude is everything: Keep probe pitch neutral during side-fire prostate biopsy. A simulator study” at the Turkish Urology Association Journal Club. February 9, 2022, Virtual event.
  • Attended Online training for Merck’s staff with Panoramic Screen-Based CSSALT-SAA simulator, March 25, 2021, April 8, 2021
  • Completed NAEMT’s Provider course and got certified in Tactical Combat Casualty Care conducted by Precision Tactical Medicine, April 2-3, 2022, Vero Beach, FL
  • Provided consultation to CSSALT on general issues related to statistical analysis, clinical consultation, research, and study protocol design

Dr. Ying Yu

Ying Yu, MD
Anesthesiologist
Research Interest: Organ protection, especially myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury by change of Silencing Information Regulator Factor 1


Gulsen Tasdelen Teker, PhD

Gulsen Tasdelen-Teker, PhD
Assistant Professor
(Medical Education & Informatics)
Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

Projects

  • Accepted Manuscipts
    • Brewer JL, Lampotang S, Algarra NNN, Taşdelen Teker G. Playing With Your Phone in Class: Using Smartphones to Engage Nonparticipants in Simulation Sessions. Am J Med Qual. 2021 Jul 21. doi: 10.1097/01.JMQ.0000743380.79942.41. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34310375.
    • Nader M, Tasdelen-Teker G, DeStephens AJ, Lampotang S, Prelipcean I, Smith RD, Bortcosh WH, Chiriboga Salazar NR, Martinez Schlurmann NI, Hamdan US, Munoz Pareja JM. Simulation Use in Outreach Setting: A Novel Approach to Building Sustainability. Simul Healthc. 2021 Feb 16. doi: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000555. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33600139.
  • Co-authored abstracts:
    • Gulsen Tasdelen-Teker, Marie Nader, Anthony DeStephens, Samsun Lampotang, Jennifer Munoz Pareja. Simulation-based Assessment of Pediatric Healthcare Providers: A Generalizability Study. American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting (Virtual). 10/2/20 Poster.
    • Marie Nader, Gulsen Tasdelen-Teker, Anthony DeStephens, Samsun Lampotang. Simulation Use in Outreach Setting: A Novel Approach to Building Sustainability. American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting (Virtual). 10/2/20 Poster.
    • Gulsen Tasdelen-Teker, Marie Nader, Anthony DeStephens, Samsun Lampotang, Jennifer Munoz Pareja. Simulation-based Assessment of Pediatric Healthcare Providers: A Generalizability Study. UF College of Medicine Research Day, Gainesville, Florida. 02/25/20 Poster (performed statistical analysis).
    • Marie Nader, Gulsen Tasdelen-Teker, Anthony DeStephens, Samsun Lampotang. Simulation Use in Outreach Setting: A Novel Approach to Building Sustainability. UF College of Medicine Research Day, Gainesville, Florida. 02/25/20 Poster (performed statistical analysis).
    • Zhou Zhang, Thomas Stringer, Yichao Yu, Gulsen Tasdelen-Teker, Jonathan Wakim, Patrick Shenot, Jason Lee, Nathan Perlis, Louis Moy, William T. Johnson, Andre Bigos, Anthony DeStephens, David E. Lizdas, Samsun Lampotang: A Methodical, Pitch-Neutral Technique for Side-Fire, Systematic Prostate Biopsy. Abstract submitted November 1, 2019 to the American Urological Association May 2020 meeting, Washington, DC (performed statistical analysis).
  • Conducted research related to simulation-based assessments of crisis resource management skills of pediatric residents,
  • Attended a workshop on “Simulation-based anesthesia resident education” for visitors from China, (October 18, 2019),
  • Observed a Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA) program to understand the process of a formative, all-day, simulation-based, hands-on board examination (October 26, 2019),
  • Provided input (adding and clarifying items) that was implemented on an evaluation form for the UF MOCA course used to assess participants’ satisfaction,
  • Observed an Objective Structured Clinical Exam on history and physical examination conducted for 2nd-year medical students to understand how they manage the process,
  • Visited Shadow Health, a company providing nursing educators and nursing students leading-edge technology centered on conversation-based learning across a cast of virtual patients, to understand the assessment process of online virtual patient-based clinical experiences,
  • Audited a graduate level course, EDF 6938 Equating and Generalizability Theory, given by Prof. Dr. David Miller, College of Education, University of Florida,
  • Performed comparative and descriptive statistics using SPSS for the study ‘Comparison of Visual-Spatial Skills of Students’
  • Performed Generalizability Theory analysis and co-authored a manuscript ‘Simulation Use in Outreach Setting: a Novel Approach to Building Sustainability’ submitted to journal Simulation in Healthcare,
  • Co-authored and actively contributed by performing comparative data analysis for a manuscript on the Kahoot-based study ‘The Impact of Interactive Learning Software Integration into Simulation Education during Anesthesia Residency Training’,
  • Performed data analysis on preliminary data for a clinical study related to False Negative Proportion and Absolute Pitch Value from a 12-Core Double Sextant Template during Simulated, Systematic, Side-Fire, TRUS Prostate Biopsy,
  • Reviewed the specific aims and consulted on statistical plan and planned pilot studies for a National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, R01 Proposal on building Virtual Coaches,
  • Provided consultation to CSSALT on general issues related to statistical analysis, psychometric properties of instruments, research and study protocol design

Dr. Zhou Zhang

Zhou Zhang, MD
Attending Doctor
Department of Anesthesiology
Chongqing General Hospital, Chongqing, China

Projects

  • Dr. Zhang used a prostate biopsy (PBx) simulator newly developed by CSSALT to conceive a methodical, pitch-neutral approach to side fire transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guided PBx during his CSSALT fellowship. This side-fire TRUS PBx method was taught via the simulator to Jefferson, Toronto General and Princess Margaret urology residents and oncology fellows by Dr. Lampotang.
  • Accepted Manuscripts
    • Zhang Z*, Lampotang S*, Yu Y, Acar YA, Wakim J, Mei V, Ahmad AE, Shenot P, Lee J, Perlis N, Moy L, Johnson WT, DeStephens A, Bigos AK, Lizdas DE, Stringer T. Attitude is everything: Keep probe pitch neutral during side-fire prostate biopsy. A simulator study. BJU Int. 2021 May 7; doi: 10.1111/bju.15445. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33961325.
  • Papers submitted
    • Zhang Z, Stringer T, Yu Y, Wakim J, Shenot P, Lee J, Perlis N, Moy L, Johnson WT, Bigos A, DeStephens A, Lizdas DE, Lampotang S. A Methodical, Pitch-Neutral Technique for Side-Fire, TRUS Systematic Prostate Biopsy received by The Journal of Urology and assigned manuscript number: JU-19-1582. (Submitted 08/26/19)
  • Co-authored abstracts
    • Lampotang S, Otto B, Lizdas D, Moy L, Wu S, Wakim J, Zhang Z, Johnson WT, Stringer T. Baseline proportions of false negatives in simulated 12-core templated transrectal ultrasound prostate biopsy. IMSH abstract, San Antonio, TX. 01/27/19 Poster, Invited.
    • Lampotang S, Stringer T, Moy L, Lizdas D, Yu W, Cooper LA, Wakim J, Zhang Z, Johnson WT, Otto B. Baseline prevalence and magnitude of spatial deviations in a simulator from the transrectal ultrasound prostate biopsy template. IMSH abstract, San Antonio, TX. 01/27/19 Poster, Invited.
    • Lampotang S, Zhang Z, Wakim J, Johnson WJ, Lizdas DE, Stringer T, Moy L, Shenot P. Multi-center data of accuracy of simulated TRUS side fire templated prostate biopsy. IMSH abstract, San Antonio, TX. 01/27/19 Poster, Invited.
    • Lampotang S, Moy L, Lizdas DE, Su L, Otto B, Johnson WT, Wu S, Wakim J, Zhang Z, Stringer T, Dennis M. Effect of real-time 3D visualization during simulation-based training on accuracy of templated, 12-core TRUS PBx: Preliminary data. IMSH abstract, San Antonio, TX. 01/27/19 Poster, Invited.
    • Liming S, Dennis M, Wakim J, Zhang Z, Otto B, Stringer T, Johnson WT, Lampotang S. Baseline accuracy of 12-sector sampling in simulated templated transrectal ultrasound prostate biopsy. IMSH abstract,San Antonio, TX. 01/27/19 Poster, Invited.
    • Lampotang S, Zhang Z, Wakim J, Johnson WJ, Lizdas DE, Stringer T, Moy L, Shenot P. Multi-center data of accuracy of simulated TRUS side fire templated prostate biopsy. IMSH abstract, San Antonio, TX. 01/28/19, Oral Presentation by Lampotang, Invited.
    • Lampotang S, Stringer T, Moy L, Yu W, Cooper LA, Wakim J, Zhang Z, Johnson TJ, Lizdas DE, Otto B. Baseline prevalence and magnitude of spatial deviations in a simulator from the transrectal ultrasound prostate biopsy template. AUA Conference, May 3-6, 2019 Chicago, IL. (Invited, Brandon Otto Presenting)
    • Lampotang S, Moy L, Lizdas DE, Otto B, Johnson WT, Wu S, Zhang Z, Wakim J, Stringer T. Baseline accuracy of 12-sector sampling in simulated templated transrectal ultrasound prostate biopsy. UF College of Medicine Research Day, Gainesville, Florida. 02/19/19 Poster, Invited.
    • Lampotang S, Otto B, Lizdas D, Moy L, Wu S, Wakim J, Zhang Z, Johnson WT, Stringer T. Baseline proportions of false negatives in simulated 12-core templated transrectal ultrasound prostate biopsy. UF College of Medicine Research Day, Gainesville, Florida. 02/19/19 Poster, Invited. (Best Poster for Quality Improvement)
    • Lampotang S, Stringer T, Moy L, Lizdas D, Yu W, Cooper LA, Wakim J, Zhang Z, Johnson WT, Otto Baseline prevalence and magnitude of spatial deviations in a simulator from the transrectal ultrasound prostate biopsy template. UF College of Medicine Research Day, Gainesville, Florida. 02/19/19 Poster, Invited.
    • Lampotang S, Moy L, Lizdas DE, Otto B, Johnson WT, Wu S, Zhang Z, Wakim J, Stringer T. Baseline accuracy of 12-sector sampling in simulated templated transrectal ultrasound prostate biopsy. UF College of Medicine Celebration of Research Day, Department of Anesthesiology, Gainesville, Florida. 03/20/19 Poster, Invited.
    • Lampotang S, Moy L, Lizdas DE, Su L, Otto B, Johnson WT, Wu S, Wakim J, Zhang Z, Stringer T, Dennis M. Effect of real-time 3D visualization during simulation-based training on accuracy of templated, 12-core TRUS PBx: Preliminary data. UF College of Medicine Celebration of Research Day, Department of Anesthesiology, Gainesville, Florida. 03/20/19 Poster, Invited.
    • Lampotang S, Zhang Z, Wakim J, Johnson WJ, Lizdas DE, Stringer T, Moy L, Shenot P. Multi-center data of accuracy of simulated TRUS side fire templated prostate biopsy. UF College of Medicine Celebration of Research Day, Department of Anesthesiology, Gainesville, Florida. 03/20/19 Poster, Invited.
    • Lampotang S, Stringer T, Moy L, Yu W, Cooper LA, Wakim J, Zhang Z, Johnson TJ, Lizdas DE, Otto B. Baseline prevalence and magnitude of spatial deviations in a simulator from the transrectal ultrasound prostate biopsy template. Patient Safety and Quality Week, UF College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida. Poster, Invited.
    • Lampotang S, Wakim J, Zhang Z, Lizdas D, Moy L, Wu S, Johnson WT, Stringer T. Baseline proportions of false negatives in simulated 12-core templated transrectal ultrasound prostate biopsy. Patient Safety and Quality Week, UF College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida. Poster, Invited.
    • Lampotang S, Wakim J, Zhang Z, Lizdas D, Moy L, Wu S, Johnson WT, Stringer T. Baseline proportions of false negatives in simulated 12-core templated transrectal ultrasound prostate biopsy. MHSRS Symposium, abstract, submitted 03/15/19.
    • Lampotang S, Zhang Z, Wakim J, Johnson WJ, Lizdas DE, Stringer T, Moy L, Shenot P. Competency-Based Simulator Training in  TRUS Side-Fire Prostate Biopsy. MHSRS Symposium, abstract, submitted 03/15/19.

Sangchun Choi

Sangchun Choi, MD, MS
Emergency Physician
Ajou University, South Korea

Projects

  • Co-authored manuscripts:
    • Song JW, Kim HH, Park EJ, Ahn JH, Yoon EH, Lampotang S, Gravenstein N, Choi SC: Preemptive ice cube cryotherapy for reducing pain from local anesthetic injections for simple lacerations – A randomized controlled trial.  Submitted to BMJ Emergency Medicine Journal
    • Choi SC, Park EJ, Oh S, Lampotang S, Cho JP: Rapid cooling induction in target temperature management by administering calcium channel blocker.  Submitted to Therapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management
  •  Lampotang S, Choi SC, Lizdas DE, Oh S, Gravenstein N: Development of a Central-Venous-Access Augmented Reality Simulator Prototype for Korean Military Needs. 3-yr, $204,545 Pre-proposal submitted to South Korean Defense Agency of Technology and Quality (DTaQ)
  • Co-authored a needs assessment document for a chest tube insertion simulator
  • Designing and validating an organophosphate poisoning scenario

Baris Sezer

Baris Sezer, PhD
Research Assistant-Educator
(Medical Education & Informatics)
Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

Projects

  • Designed an ‘Electronic Performance Support System for Medical Students’ for Basic Life Support
  • Visited the UF Virtual Experiences Research Group (VERG) on multiple occasions to learn about Virtual Humans and Virtual People Factory (VPF)
  • Visited the Anaclerio Learning Assessment Center on multiple occasions and met with its director, Dr. Maria Velazquez, to understand how standardized patients are used at the University of Florida
  • Performed an extensive literature search and literature review of standardized patients and virtual humans
  • Worked on ‘Virtual Humans’ and co-authored a draft of a literature review ‘Embedded Simulated Persons and Virtual Humans in Healthcare Education and Training’
  • Created a ‘Web-Based 3D Virtual Patient Scenario for Communication Skills Practice’ using Virtual People Factory where the natural language interaction is in Turkish
  • Actively contributed, collected data and performed comparative and descriptive statistics using SPSS for the study ‘Visual-Spatial and Psychomotor Skills for Ultrasonography: Evaluation of a Simulator’
  • Co-wrote first draft of an IRB application for a skin preparation study to compare circles vs back and forth
  • Performed power analysis (SPSS) on preliminary data for a clinical study “Evaluation of a new use of an FDA-approved, non-invasive medical device to detect deliberate artifact and provide patient-in-the-loop monitoring

Tufan Asli Sezer

Tufan Asli Sezer, MsN, PhD Student
Research Assistant
(Pediatric Nursing)
Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

Projects

  • Visited the Anaclerio Learning Assessment Center on multiple occasions and met with its director, Dr. Maria Velazquez, to learn and understand how standardized patients are used at the University of Florida
  • Visited the UF Virtual Experiences Research Group (VERG) on multiple occasions to learn about Virtual Humans and Virtual People Factory (VPF)
  • Performed an extensive literature search and literature review of standardized patients and virtual humans
  • Worked on ‘Virtual Human and Standardized Patient’ and co-authored a draft of a literature review ‘Embedded Simulated Persons and Virtual Humans in Healthcare Education and Training’.
  • Actively contributed, collected data, did data entry (medical students, dental students, nursing students) and performed comparative and descriptive statistics using SPSS for the study ‘Visual-Spatial and Psychomotor Skills for Ultrasonography: Evaluation of a Simulator’
  • Co-wrote first draft of an IRB application for a skin preparation study to compare circles vs back and forth scrubbing pattern and conducted an extensive literature search and review on the topic
  • Performed power analysis on preliminary data for a clinical study “Evaluation of a new use of an FDA-approved, non-invasive medical device to detect deliberate artifact and provide patient-in-the-loop monitoring