Amar Patel is the director of the Center for Innovative Learning at WakeMed Health & Hospitals in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is responsible for integrating technology-based education to include human patient simulation, healthcare gaming, and hybrid learning methodologies. Amar is a nationally registered paramedic, a hazardous materials technician, and a firefighter. He currently maintains more than 17 national certifications. Amar holds a BA in computer music from Goucher College, an MS in emergency health science with a concentration in education from the University of Maryland in Baltimore County, and is currently completing his PhD in health sciences at Nova Southeastern University. Amar is involved in simulation-based research that focuses on integration and implementation of simulation as means to improve human and system processes.