Faculty and Staff

Jose F. Pliego, M.D.

Medical Director of Clinical Simulation

Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

jpliego@swmail.sw.org

• Advanced simulation training at Harvard-MIT Center for Medical Simulation
• Obstetrics and Gynecology Boot Camp: Simulation of Low Frequency High Risk Clinical Scenarios
• Ob/Gyn simulation workshops in Family Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkships and Residencies
• Surgical skills workshops
• Speaker for Laerdal Inc.
• Research Interests:
  Simulation effects on residents' self assessments of technical and non-technical competencies in Ob/Gyn scenarios; OB Boot Camp; clinical skills assessment; simulation for teamwork enhancement and patient safety

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Lauren Cobbs, M.D.

Departments of Humanities in Medicine and Internal Medicine

• Comprehensive simulation training at Harvard-MIT Institute for Medical Simulation
• Teaches and writes both undergraduate and graduate medical education simulations
• Internal Medicine Clerkship Bioethics simulations
• Faculty for Central Texas Conference on Medical Simulation
• Research Interests:
  Using simulation to teach clinical ethics, professionalism and cultural awareness to undergraduate and graduate medical learners

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Neil Coker, B.S., E.M.T.

Director, Temple College Clinical Simulation Center

ncoker@templejc.edu

• Technical wizard and Director of Simulation Services at Temple College
• Technical aspects of high fidelity mannequin-based simulations, CRM in simulation and training of pre-hospital providers
• Research Interests:
  Integration of cultural competency and clinical ethics into simulation-based medical education

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Russ Fothergill, M.D.

Clerkship Director Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

• Trained with Scott & White Clinical Simulation Center
• Family Medicine Clerkship simulations
  

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Michelle Montez

Coordinator Simulation Office and Office of Academic Affairs

mmontez@swmail.sw.org

• Coordinates scheduling and consultation requests for Scott & White simulation activities
• Coordinates CME and workshop activities for Simulation Center 
• Keeps the world running smoothly

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Paul Ogden, M.D.

Vice Chair for Education

Department of Internal Medicine

• Training at Harvard MIT Center for Medical Simulation
• Internal Medicine Clerkship and Residency simulations
• Research Interests:
  RIME model in medical education, simulation in Internal Medicine clerkship and residency

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Timothy Stallard, M.D.

Residency Director

Department of Emergency Medicine

• Trained with Scott & White Simulation Center
• Emergency Medicine Residency simulations and Bioterrorism Day
• Research Interest:
  Effects of simulation on residents' self assessments of technical and non-technical competencies.

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Steve Sibbitt, M.D.

Residency Director

Department of Internal Medicine

• Trained with Scott & White Simulation Center
• Internal Medicine Residency simulation curriculum
• Research Interests:
  Integration of simulation training into Internal Medicine Residency curriculum

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Marc Via, M.D.

Residency and Clerkship Director

Department of Family and Community Medicine

• Family Medicine Clerkship and Residency Simulations

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Hania Wehbe-Janek, Ph.D.

Director, Clinical Simulation Educational Research & Development and the

Standardized Patient Program

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

hwehbejanek@swmail.sw.org

• Comprehensive simulation training at Harvard-MIT Center for Medical Simulation
• Member of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare
• Development, implementation and compliance of research within the scope of clinical simulation and medical education
• Research Interests:
  Elucidation of the underpinning human factors involved in team performance and effectiveness in critical clinical events and implementation into medical education, hospital regulations and policies; basic science training in molecular biology and synthetic medicinal chemistry pertaining to cancer research
  

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