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Patti Carstens wasn’t always tech savvy.<\/p>\n

The trained librarian remembers the day her daughter — then a high school student — came to her rescue on a computer assignment.<\/p>\n


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\n<\/TABLE>Today, the program manager for the Clinical Skills Center in the UNMC College of Medicine, is fascinated with the technology.<\/p>\n

“I’m a librarian who found a home,” she said.<\/p>\n

Carstens — whose work earned her the Chancellor’s Gold ‘U’ for April — supports faculty and students in the interdisciplinary simulation of clinical skills and patient safety. <\/p>\n

“She has a passion for what she does,” said Paul Paulman, M.D., assistant dean for clinical skills and patient quality in the College of Medicine.<\/p>\n

As a visual and tactile learner, she understands how simulators enhance learning. <\/p>\n

“It takes anxiety away from a learner and gives them confidence. I’d much rather have someone start 100 IVs on a mannequin than do the first one on me.”<\/p>\n

Below, Carstens reflects on her job inside the Sorrell Center. <\/p>\n

On the impact the Clinical Skills Center has had on student learning: <\/B><\/p>\n

Students have said they would like to do more simulation. They love the opportunity to put theoretical knowledge into hands-on experiences.<\/p>\n

On watching students in the skills center: <\/B><\/p>\n

I have literally seen the ‘ah ha’ moment when students say “oh, that’s why we do it that way.” It’s so cool to see the lights turn on and I get the opportunity to see it daily.<\/p>\n

On commonly asked questions about simulators: <\/B><\/p>\n

How do they work and how much do they cost?<\/p>\n

On what makes you proud to work at UNMC: <\/B><\/p>\n

The opportunity to work side-by-side with some of the most dedicated and intelligent people I’ve ever met. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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