The Center for Excellence in Simulation Research is a grant project funded by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation — Tri-Corridor. Our proposal outlines a multi-disciplinary project to characterize behavioral skills of highly effective healthcare team members. The employed methodology is informed by work done in creating the Advanced Qualification Program (AQP) within the airline industry. In both domains human performance, strongly influenced by context, often determines outcomes of complex, high-stakes activities. Fifty years of aviation experience in simulation training has identified the tools of a third dimension, beyond cognitive knowledge and technical skills that must be trained. The work product will create foundation science for analogous simulation-based skills development for healthcare workers that recognize and enhance the synergisms available from team functioning.
In April 2006, Dr. William Hamman presented at the World Health Care Congress.
Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. William Hamman, MD, PhD
Dr. Hamman received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aviation Science from Purdue University, while studying Biochemistry/Pre-Medicine; his MD/PhD in Medicine was from the University of Wisconsin; and his residency was at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals. Dr. Hamman has been a Captain for United Airlines since 1989 flying B737/300, B727, B757/767, B747. Dr. Hamman has held numerous other positions at United Airlines working with and developing Advanced Qualifications Programs for pilots and Manager of Human Factors and Risk Assessment. Dr. Hamman has also been a research payload specialist consultant for STS-107 for NASA.
Research Assistant: Beth M. Beaudin-Seiler
Beth has been working at the College of Aviation since 1999 in a variety of positions, including Women & Minority Program Coordinator, Business Coordinator, Manager of Student Services and has most recently been assigned as the research assistant for this multi-million dollar project. Beth earned her Associates Degree in Business as a Para-legal from Lansing Community College in 1995; a Bachelor of Arts in Interpersonal Communications and Criminal Justice from Western Michigan University in 1999 and is pursuing her Masters in Public Administration from Western Michigan University with an expected graduation date of 2006.
For more information about participating in the research or if you would like a consent form to participate, please contact Beth Seiler at beth.seiler@wmich.edu or (269) 387.7396.