The role of healthcare is changing at an astronomical pace. The unique nature of the dynamic health care industry is the perfect environment for new teams to learn how education is delivered to decrease medical errors and improve the quality of patient care. The link between education and clinical medicine is the key and we must create innovative ways to make that connection successful. Tracking and understanding the data can help improve the link between education, quality, and patient safety, and create standardization and consistency.
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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 services with a concentration in education from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, and doctorate of health science from 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.
Harriet Stephenson is the director of the Nursing Education Department at WakeMed Health & Hospitals. She is responsible for orientation, training, and the continuing education of the nursing staff. Harriet began her passion for education in college, where she attended Wake Forest University and received a bachelors degree in education. Identifying her love of healthcare, she returned to school to receive an ADN and BSN. Harriet also received a masters degree in nursing education in 2006 from East Carolina University. Her nursing career began as a staff nurse in a cardiovascular surgery step-down unit. Harriet combined her passion for education with her love of healthcare by transitioning into the Nursing Education Department at WakeMed Health Hospitals, where she has been for the past 13 years.
