Certificate in Simulation

Speaker: Linda Wilson, PHD, RN, CPAN, CAPA, BC, CNE

Dr. Linda Wilson is an Assistant Dean for Special Projects, Simulation and CNE Accreditation at Drexel University, College of Nursing and Health Professions in Philadelphia. Dr. Wilson completed her BSN at College Misericordia in Dallas, Pennsylvania and completed her MSN in Critical Care and Trauma at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. She completed her PhD in Nursing Research at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in Newark.

Dr. Wilson's dissertation research focused on patient comfort and was titled, An Investigation of the Relationships of Perceived Nurse Caring, Social Support, and Emotion Focused Coping to Comfort in Hospitalized Medical Patients.

Dr. Wilson completed the National Library of Medicine / Marine Biological Laboratory, Biomedical Informatics Fellowship and the Harvard University-MIT, Institute for Medical Simulation, Comprehensive Workshop in Medical Simulation.

Dr. Wilson is the Project Director / Primary Investigator for SimTeam: The Joint Education of Health Professionals and Assistive Personnel Students in a Simulated Environment, a $128,000 two year project funded by the Barra Foundation Inc.

Dr. Wilson is also the Project Director / Primary Investigator for the Faculty Development: Integrating Technology into Nursing Education and Practice, Pennsylvania/District of Columbia Nursing Education Technology Collaborative, Faculty Development: Integrating Technology into Nursing Education and Practice, a near $1.5 million, five year project funded by HRSA, Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration.