Mastering Learning Engagement:
The Psychological Contract of Medical Simulation

Dr. Phrampus is the Director of the Peter M. Winter Institute for Simulation, Education, and Research (WISER). He is a Professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Anesthesiology of the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine. Dr. Phrampus is the Medical Director for Patient Safety of the UPMC Health System. He is a fellow of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. In addition to being a Certified Physician Executive (CPE) and Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS), he is a past president and fellow of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. Phrampus has been director of WISER since 2005 and has overseen the expansion of WISER capabilities in developing a distributive model of management for the main campus of WISER as well as the satellite centers that have been deployed throughout the UPMC Health System. Dr. Phrampus serves in a leadership role in international simulation efforts. He is a past co-chair of the International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) and an inaugural member of the editorial board of the journal Simulation in Healthcare. Dr. Phrampus has an appointment at the esteemed University of Pittsburgh's Academy of Master Educators. He has been active in education for many years and has won numerous awards as a faculty educator. He is a co-creator of the world-renowned simulation faculty development program iSIM (Improving Simulation Instructional Methods.)

Lance W. Baily, BA, EMT-B is the Founder / CEO of HealthySimulation.com, the world’s leading healthcare simulation resource website which supports thousands healthcare professionals a month. As an experienced entrepreneur, digital media producer and administrative professional, Lance has the background and the experience necessary to help guide the clinical simulation industry to mass adoption.

Lance is also the Founder of SimGHOSTS.org, the leading 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to supporting healthcare professionals operating clinical simulation technologies which has organized over twenty hands-on training conferences around the globe since 2011. His co-edited  book “Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Operations, Technology, and Innovative Practice” provides 400 pages of in-depth articles supporting the technical integration of medical simulation in any sized program.

Formerly he served as Director of the Nevada System of Higher Education’s Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas, Simulation Technician for the LA Community College District, and volunteer Fire-Fighter, after receiving his BA in Film and Digital Media Production and working on Hollywood production sets. He currently lives with his wife and two young daughters in Las Vegas.

Melissa Jo Tully, BSN, MHPE, RN-BC, is a highly accomplished healthcare professional with a passion for education and patient safety. With a Master’s degree in Health Professional Education from the College of Medicine at Vanderbilt University, Melissa has honed her expertise in developing innovative programs to enhance healthcare performance and quality. As an experienced nurse, Melissa followed her passion for lifelong learning by exploring nursing specialties through her early nursing career as a float nurse, including working in critical care, emergency room, labor and delivery, and hospice. Melissa launched her career in consulting, by starting Medical Simulation Consulting. Her firm’s primary focus lies in designing, developing, and evaluating simulation programs that integrate augmented and virtual reality technology, as well as audiovisual technologies.