Advancing Staff Excellence
By supporting the next generation of healthcare professionals, the community plays a vital role in strengthening our local healthcare system.
Training equipment, scholarships, and advanced certification opportunities ensure the UPMC Northwest team remains equipped with the latest skills and expertise, enabling them to provide you and your loved ones with the highest level of care possible.
Recent investments include:
- Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Pathways Training for Registered Nurses in the Emergency Department provides continuing nursing education that sharpens clinical decision-making skills.
- Arthur Pediatric Simulator Manikin for practicing real-world clinical scenarios with a simulated pediatric patient in a structured and controlled learning environment.
- Natural Bone Full Body X-Ray Phantom Positioning Manikin for the UPMC Northwest School of Radiology to use in clinical lab sessions to better understand how bones appear on x-rays.
- Educational Task Trainers such as a manikin chest with port access arm, ostomy care simulator, and intraosseous infusion and injection manikin legs and knees for nurses to use in practicing clinical skills in the UPMC Northwest Learning Resource Center.
