Leadership
Texas Children's Hospital has
provided a strong foundation for the
Simulation Center at Texas
Children's Hospital. In
addition to the physical space, the
hospital supports the center by
allocating full-time personnel
including a medical director,
assistant director, lead physician,
training specialist and systems
specialist. Below, please find a
brief overview of our leadership.
Dr. Jennifer Arnold, M.D.,
M.Sc. – Medical Director
Dr. Jennifer Arnold,. M.D., M.Sc., is the medical director of the Pediatric Simulation Center
and an assistant professor of
pediatrics at Baylor College of
Medicine. She was trained in resuscitative medicine and simulation education at the University of Pittsburgh's Peter M. Winter Simulation, Education, and Research Center and within the Safar Center for Resuscitative Medicine as a National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Scholar.
She received her medical degree from
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine,
following which she completed her
pediatric residency and neonatal-perinatal
medicine fellowship at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical
Center. She obtained a Masters of
Science degree in medical education
from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Arnold received the Ray E. Helfer Award for Innovation in Medical Education from the Academic Pediatric Association for her research in simulation education, and she has spoken both nationally and internationally on simulation research. Dr. Arnold will focus on developing curriculums for the Simulation Center.
Kelly D. Wallin, M.S., R.N.
– Assistant Director
Kelly Wallin, M.S., R.N. is the assistant
director of Texas Children's Hospital's new, state of the art
Pediatric Simulation center. In this role,
she functions as the operational director of the
center and is responsible for day-to-day management as well as strategic planning and administrative oversight for the center.
Kelly received her Bachelor of
Science in nursing from the
University of Texas at Austin. Her
Master of Science degree in
maternal-child nursing and education
role was received from Texas Woman's
University. She has been actively involved in clinical education and leadership for over 20 years and is a recent graduate of the Institute for Medical Simulation in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her clinical background is in pediatrics with a focus on critical and cardiac care.
Dr. Martin Lorin
M.D. – Senior Teaching Faculty
Dr. Martin Lorin, Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston, Texas,
has been involved in medical education for over almost 50 years. He received his medical
degree from the New York University College of Medicine, following which he completed his
Pediatric Residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Jacobi Hospital, in New York
City. From 1968 to 1978 Dr. Lorin was director of the pediatric residency program at
Columbia University College of Physician and Surgeons in New York City, and from 1978 to
2005 he was director of the pediatric residency program at Baylor College of Medicine.
Dr Lorin became interested in simulation in 2007, when Texas Children's Hospital decided to
develop a simulation center, and he was the lead physician in the planning and design of The
Texas Children's Hospital Simulation Center. Currently he is a senior member of the teaching
faculty for that center.
Melissa Cashin, M.S.N., R.N., B.C.
– Training Specialist
Melissa Cashin is the training specialist at Texas Children's Hospital's
Pediatric Simulation Center. She has a Bachelor of Science in
nursing and a Masters in nursing education obtained from Prairie View A&M University
and is also currently "Board Certified" in
nursing professional development. She is the
course director for the Texas Children's Hospital American Heart Association Training Center and teaches BLS, PALS and PEARS. Prior to her position in the simulation center, she spent the last 10 years providing training and development for clinical staff that work in a pediatric patient care environment. Her role in the simulation center is to identify new and innovative ways to integrate simulation education into clinical and medical education, and manage interdisciplinary simulation learning initiatives and ultimately improve clinical performance.
Dan Feux – Systems Specialist
Dan Feux is the systems specialist for Texas Children's Hospital's Pediatric Simulation Center. Dan has been involved in
professional sound and audio/video systems for over 30 years. He has specialized in
audio/video and control systems design and implementation in
healthcare for the last 6 years. His role in the
Pediatric Simulation Center is to support the center through proficiency in simulation technology as well as theatrical production technology to effectively simulate the reality of the healthcare environment, perform data capture and ensure the reliable playback of educational simulation
footage.
