WISER is celebrating 25 years

The Peter M. Winter Institute for Simulation, Education and Research — or WISER for short — is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2019.

WISER is an internationally renowned simulation center at the University of Pittsburgh that focuses on health care education, improving patient safety, and the professional development of simulation educators and technicians around the world.

The institute currently supports more than 60,000 hours of simulation and 2,000 classes, which impact 5,000 healthcare professionals and trainees each year.