Pellegrini-Oelschlager Endowed Fellowship in Surgical Simulation & Fellowship in Health Care Simulation Science

Training Sites

Learn in a variety of different healthcare settings across the Seattle region.

Harborview Medical Center

As the only designated Level I adult and pediatric trauma and regional burn center in the state of Washington, Harborview Medical Center (HMC) serves as the regional trauma and burn referral center for Alaska, Montana and Idaho and the disaster preparedness and disaster control hospital for Seattle and King County. HMC cares for a large diversity of patients from all cultures and walks of life in addition to serving uninsured or underinsured patients. Explore Harborview Medical Center

UW Medical Center-Montlake

As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State (U.S. News & World Report), UW Medical Center-Montlake is one of the world's foremost tertiary referral academic health centers, delivering exceptional, multidisciplinary care to a vast array of patients who come to us from across the globe. From first of their kind, life-saving surgical procedures to routine adult, maternal and newborn medicine, we're training the next generation of medical professionals. By using the latest advances in medical technology and patient- and family-centered care, we're building a better future for our community. Explore UW Medical Center-Montlake

UW Medical Center-Northwest

UW Medical Center - Northwest is a full-service medical center based in North Seattle, offering emergency and inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical and therapeutic care. The hospital offers personalized, quality care on a beautiful, easy-to-access, 44-acre campus. UW Medical Center-Northwest is a community-based , non-profit hospital with 281 beds, 2,000-plus employees and a world-class medical staff that provides innovative, technologically advanced, patient-centered care. Explore UW Medical Center-Northwest

During the fellowship year, the fellow is generally expected to direct 40% of their effort towards curriculum development, 40% to research, and 20% to personal skill building. By the end of the program, the fellow is expected to have met the following benchmarks: 

Curriculum Development

• Develop five full curricula, including at least one scenario-based simulation;
• Set up and help teach for all surgical simulation courses;
• Establish a blue print for the development of a simulation center at your institution using the ACS criteria as a model;
• Be an active member of the curriculum and assessment council (or equivalent). 

Research

• Publish three papers;
• Participate in the design of one simulator - click to learn more about the simulation research and development lab at UW - CREST;
• Execute at least one multi-center validity study. 

Personal Skill Building: 

An individual plan will created and tailored to each individual’s needs. 

Educational & Research Conferences

Resident Research Day & Schilling Lecture

This is an opportune moment to reflect on both the phenomenal quality of research in the department and the distinguished group of scholars who have joined us as lecturers and visiting faculty over the years. The Schilling lecturers represent the best and brightest across the spectrum of clinical and research disciplines in surgery. Their lectures inspire our residents and faculty and their engaged participation in the resident research symposium celebrates the work of our trainees. The resident research symposium and the lectureship are made possible by a generous gift from the late Helen Schilling in honor of her husband Dr. John Schilling. The Schillings were deeply committed to teaching, scholarship and research and this event where residents showcase their research supported by faculty mentors–is a great aspect of their legacy. It is with tremendous pride and gratitude that we carry on this tradition and look forward to doing so for years to come.

Harkins Society

In 1955 “The Society of the Golden Pouch,” a spoof surgical society, was established by residents to honor the Department of Surgery’s first Chairman, Henry N. Harkins, a dinner celebrating his fiftieth birthday. The “founders” intended that the new society would disband at the end of the evening. The Harkins Society, as it was renamed, instead went on to become the Department’s Alumni Society. Its membership includes the Department of Surgery Faculty, former chief residents, and fellows. In 1963, the Society was incorporated as a tax-exempt organization. Today, the Harkins Society is rich with tradition.

Strauss Lecture

In presenting the Annual Strauss Lectures, the Strauss/Friedlander family, is carrying on the tradition established so many years ago by Dr. and Mrs. Alfred A. Strauss. Born in Germany in 1881, Dr. Strauss came to Colville, WA at the age of ten. An honor graduate of the University of Washington in 1904 and an outstanding member of the Alumni Association, he received the singular honor of the Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus in 1951.

EMS and Trauma Conference (WWAMI)

The course is sponsored annually by Harborview Medical Center and Airlift Northwest. Harborview is the designated Level I trauma center for Washington state as well as the trauma and burn referral center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho (WAMI). Airlift Northwest was founded in 1982 by Dr. Michael K. Copass to connect communities in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast Alaska to the definitive care that all people deserve.

The Fellowship in Healthcare Simulation Science is an unfunded fellowship.

Survey results from current trainees:

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Fellowship in Healthcare Simulation

Jon Keller, MD UWMC Northwest

Jonathan Wingate, MD Madigan

Pellegrini-Oelschlager Endowed Fellowship in Surgical Simulation

2019-2020
Martin Palavacino, MD
Buenos Aires, Argentina

2017-2018
Tony Chen, MD
Seattle, WA

2016-2017
Yasser Nourdelin, MD
Cairo, Egypt

2015-2016
Zichen Zhao, MD
Beijing, China

Applicants must be an MD and be enrolled or have completed residency.

International candidates with the intent on developing a simulation center/program in their home country are encouraged to apply.

Evidence from the candidate’s institution indicating their support of candidate's future involvement in simulation program is required.

Application Process & Dates

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, with an annual July 1st start to the program. Timeline accommodations are considered as requested.

Applicants are asked to provide:

• Current curriculum vitae;
• Personal statement of interest;
• Letter of recommendation from their institution (including future involvement in simulation)
• Letter of recommendation from a colleague;
• If English is a second languagle, TOEFL or IELTS exam scores.

Applications can be submitted via the HCSS Fellowship Application Portal (contact the Simulation Fellowship Program Manager / rssched@uw.edu for application process information).

Select applicants will be contacted for virtual interview with Program Leadership.

Simulation Fellowship Program Manager
University of Washington
1959 NE Pacific St. Box 356410
Seattle WA, 98195
rssched@uw.edu