Healthcare simulation took several strides forward this summer in the Conway School of Nursing Tersigni Simulation Lab with the addition of two full-time staff members. Mr. Hamilton Paine was named Director of Simulation, and Mr. Andrew Fielding was named Simulation Technologist.
“Healthcare Simulation is a vibrant and growing area of nursing education that features prominently in the new Conway School of Nursing building,” said Dean of Nursing Marie Nolan. “Mr. Paine and Mr. Fielding both bring a breadth of experience and specialization that will be invaluable in providing the technical, logistical, and pedagogical support necessary to the continued innovative research and integration of simulation into our nursing curriculum.”
Mr. Paine received his training in simulation design from the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) and has been an adjunct clinical and lab instructor at CUA since January 2019. He is currently a Family Nurse Practitioner- candidate at UAB with a focus on immigrant and refugee health. Mr. Paine became a nurse in 2012 and has worked bedside providing cardiac step-down, med surge, and emergency care. He has received specialty training in forensic nursing for sexual assault and domestic violence and is certified in both progressive care and wound care. Prior to becoming a nurse, he worked for a number of international relief organizations. Although a native of Tennessee, he lived overseas as a child and an adult and speaks French, German, Spanish, and Russian.
“I am incredibly excited to be joining the Tersigni Simulation Lab and Conway School of Nursing in this capacity,” said Paine. “Simulation offers the opportunity for students to engage in reflective learning on components of nursing such as judgment, teamwork, communication, and patient dignity, in ways that are not always feasible in the clinical setting. I look forward to not only helping continue the ongoing simulation research in therapeutic communication, medication safety administration, and telehealth but also providing feedback on the research and design of simulations that help meet student learning objectives in new and innovative ways.”
Mr. Fielding is a former Navy Hospital Corpsman who went on to support clinical integration and sales for a number of medical device manufacturers. He served 7 years at National Naval Medical Center (now Walter Reed Army Medical Center) providing bedside cardiopulmonary care and as a first-assist in the operating room in cardio-thoracic surgery as well as in multiple other surgical service lines during his time in the main O.R.. He later became the robotic surgery training instructor for surgeons in urology, gynecology, general, and cardiothoracic surgery at the Uniformed Services University Bethesda, MD for their robotic surgery credentialing program. He also served as the clinical integration specialist for integrated audio-visual technology in the surgical setting at Johns Hopkins Hospital and was most recently a clinical specialist at Apollo Endosurgery; proctoring and supporting physicians and ancillary healthcare staff on advanced specialized gastrointestinal procedures in the G.I. space.
“I am excited to be a part of the team here at CSON,” said Fielding. “I’ve had a long-standing desire to be in the healthcare simulation field going back to my time working in military medicine and my interactions with some of the most influential professionals in the field. To be a part of the extraordinary benefits and possibilities that simulation training offers to our future healthcare providers as they venture out into such a demanding profession is a great privilege for me.”