Health Care Sciences Faculty Receives Simulation Award

Melissa Morris, MSN, RN, CPN, CHSE

Melissa Morris, MSN, RN, CPN, CHSE, the director of simulation and interactive technology with the Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences, recently received the Award for Research in the Field of Virtual Reality Simulation.

The honor was presented to Morris at the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare 2023 in Orlando on January 21-25.

The criteria considered for the award were:

  • How current is the research
  • Impact on patient care and learners and cost
  • Innovation (new or modified; how it is different from the current solutions)
  • Generalizability (how many programs/departments/professions can use it with success, (i.e., meeting outcomes)”

Morris was the primary investigator and team leader on this project.

Posted 02/06/23