About Us
Mission Statement
“Kansas City Regional Simulation Association is a non‐profit, membership‐supported alliance representing all educational and training disciplines in the Kansas City region that serves to increase each member’s mastery of immersive, participatory and experiential educational and training techniques in healthcare.”
Vision Statement
“To create a culture of safety, sensitivity, mutual respect and life‐long learning by sharing resources and expertise that allows the alliance to accomplish together what no one member can do alone.”
Benefits of Membership
- Paid Registration for the KCRSA Bi-Annual Meetings
- Access to KCRSA Website
- Resources Sharing
- Research and Presentations
- Collaboration Opportunities
- Grant Opportunities
- Scenario Depository
- Special interest groups
Join KCRSA for a nominal fee of $25/yr
Steering Committee Members
Todd Geringer, MCC
Liz Santander, MCC
LaDonna Campbell
Kathy Carver, JCCC
Kristy Johnston, KUMC
Cindy Bradley, UCM
Diane Karius, KCU
Kathy Marian, KUMC
David Zamierowski
Alliance Member Organization
- Avila University
- Brown Mackey College
- Center for Behavioral Medicine
- Children’s Mercy Hospital
https://www.childrensmercy.org/Health_Care_Professionals/Education/Simulation/Simulation - Johnson County Community College
http://www.jccc.edu/academics/healthcaresimulation/index.html - Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
http://www.kcumb.edu/programs/clinical-experience - LifeFlight Eagle
- Metropolitan Community College
http://mcckc.edu/hpsl - MidAmerican Nazarene University
- Missouri Western State University
- Neosho County Community College
- Research College of Nursing
- Shawnee Mission Medical Center
https://insidesmh.org/shawnee-mission-health-celebrates-opening-new-zamierowski-simulation-center-rodgers-conference - University of Central Missouri
- University of Kansas Medical Center
http://www.kumc.edu/ziel.html - William Jewell College
| Committee | Chair | |
| Assessment | Jessica Kalender-Rich | jkalender@kumc.edu |
| Communication | Diane Karius | dkarius@kcumb.edu |
| Faculty Development | Bob Weatherly | rweatherly@cmh.edu |
| Tobey Stosberg | tobey.stosberg@researchcollege.edu | |
| IPE | Kristy Johnston | kjohnston3@kumc.edu |
| Resources | David Vodonick | dvodonick@kc.rr.com |
| Standardized Patients | Julie Mack | jmack@kumc.edu |
| Technology Operations | Tim Laughlin | tlaughli@jccc.edu |
| Transition to Practice | Bree Fallon | Briannefallon@gmail.com |
| Patient Safety | Emily Hillman | emily.hillman@tmcmed.org |
| Research | Cindy Bradley | cbradley@ucmo.edu |
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