Meet the Team

Marsha Hawk, RN, EdD, MS

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Administrative Director

marsha.hawk( at )northwestern.edu

Area Of Expertise

• Simulation operations
• Curricula design
• Leadership skills
• Team building

Contact Me About

• Northwestern Simulation policies and procedures
• General information
• Simulation events and activities
• Questions or concerns 

Jeffrey H. Barsuk, MD, MS

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Executive Medical Director, Northwestern Simulation, Robert Hirschtick Professor of Medicine, Professor of Medicine (Hospital Medicine) and Medical Education

jbarsuk( at )northwestern.edu
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Area Of Expertise

• Simulation-based mastery learning
• Curricula design
• Translational research
• Patient safety
• Healthcare quality

Contact Me About

• Polices and services
• Offered courses
• Faculty development
• Simulation research
• Questions or concerns

Toshiko L Uchida, MD

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Director of Outpatient Simulation, Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) and Medical Education

toshiko-uchida( at )northwestern.edu
 (312) 503-6486
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Area Of Expertise

• Clinical skills
• Performance based assessments
• Standardized patients
• OSCEs
• Human simulation

Contact Me About

• The undergraduate medical education curriculum in Outpatient Simulation
• Standardized patient events
• Clinical skills teaching and assessment

David H. Salzman, MD, MEd

Director of Simulation for Undergraduate Medical Education

dsalzman005( at )northwestern.edu
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Area Of Expertise

• Medical Education
• Simulation
• Simulation based Mastery Learning
• Curriculum Design

Contact Me About

• Simulation based mastery learning
• Curriculum development
• Medical student simulation
• Teaching in the medical student simulation curriculum

Eric S. Hungness, MD

Director of Surgical Simulation; S. David Stulberg, MD, Professor; Professor of Surgery (Gastrointestinal) and Medical Education

ehungnes( at )nmh.org
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Area Of Expertise

• Surgical Education
• Simulation 
• Simulation based Mastery Learning
• Simulator Development

Contact Me About

• Surgical Education
• Simulation
• Simulation based Mastery Learning
• Simulator Development

Nabil Issa, MD

Director of Trauma and Critical Care Simulation

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William C. McGaghie, PhD

Professor of Medical Education and Preventive Medicine

wcmc( at )northwestern.edu
 (312) 503-3884
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Area Of Expertise

• Mastery learning
• Medical simulation
  Measurement and evaluation
• Education translational science

Contact Me About

• Mastery learning
• Education research projects
• Outcome measurement
• Medical education scholarship

Suzanne Schmidt, MD

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Assistant Element Leader, Clinical Medicine, Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine) and Medical Education

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David Irvin

Manager of Partnerships and Business Development

d-irvin( at )northwestern.edu
 (312) 503-1147

Area Of Expertise

• Business Development
• Bioskills Lab Management
• Surgical training
• Events Management

Contact Me About

• Collaborating with NU Simulation to help transform healthcare through innovative simulation-based education

Ana Sferruzza

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Director of Outpatient Simulation

a-sferruzza( at )northwestern.edu
 (312) 503-5285

Area Of Expertise

• Complex assessment design and execution
• Curriculum development
• Standardized patient recruitment

Contact Me About

• High-stakes assessments
• Formative learner activities
• Cross-team collaboration
• Hiring and retention of standardized patients

Jason Nettum

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Standardized Patient Trainer

j-nettum( at )northwestern.edu
 (312) 503-1863

Area Of Expertise

• Standardized patient training
• Communication feedback

Contact Me About

• Simulation for medical students and other NU learners in various specialties and backgrounds
• Recruiting, scheduling, and training a diverse range of actors to portray simulated patients and provide feedback

Abel Nunez

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Software and A/V Technician

abel.nunez( at )northwestern.edu

Area Of Expertise

• Audio/visual technician
• Learning Space Specialist

Contact Me About

• Simulations for medical students and other NU learners in diverse health care professions
• CAE Learning Space training, recording, and remote access for live and post event use

Hazel Monson

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Standardized Patient Trainer

hazel.monson( at )northwestern.edu

Area Of Expertise

• Standardized patient training
• Communication feedback

Contact Me About

• Simulation for medical students and other NU learners in various specialties and backgrounds
• Recruiting, scheduling, and training a diverse range of actors to portray simulated patients and provide feedback