Jared M. Kutzin DNP, MS, MPH, RN, Named President of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare
First Mount Sinai faculty member to hold this prestigious position
Jared M. Kutzin (right) receives a gavel in honor of becoming the new President of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare
The Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) has named Jared M. Kutzin, DNP, MS, MPH, RN, the Senior Director of the Simulation Teaching and Research (STAR) Center at The Mount Sinai Hospital, as its new President. He was elected this month during the annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) in Orlando, Florida. He is the first Mount Sinai faculty member to hold this position and will serve as the 20th President of SSH.
Health care simulation is the practice of using immersive and innovative technology in health professions education. SSH promotes the profession of health care simulation by setting standards and championing health care simulation through advocacy and collaboration, and serves the simulation community through continuing education, professional development, and the advancement of research and innovation.
Dr. Kutzin will lead SSH over the next year, focusing on ensuring that it has the structure and processes to achieve its goals. He will launch a new website and management systems and help expand affiliations and strategic partnerships around the world. Dr. Kutzin will work on developing relationships with emergency medical services partners and with other fields that use simulation. He will also expand the certification and accreditation offerings provided by SSH.
“The position is a highlight of my professional career, and being elected by a group of interprofessional members demonstrates my commitment, engagement, and passion for the profession,” says Dr. Kutzin, who is also a Professor of Emergency Medicine, and Medical Education, at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. “As an emergency nurse, leading an international and interdisciplinary organization is extremely rewarding yet challenging to ensure we meet the needs of all of our members, including helping them advocate for the continuation and advancement of simulation in their own organizations.”
Dr. Kutzin, an emergency nurse, has been instrumental in helping Mount Sinai’s STAR Center become one of the few centers in the world to earn prestigious accreditations from SSH in Research, Teaching, and Education; Systems Integration; and Fellowship Program. These awards honor the Center’s industry-leading simulation-based education and training programs and recognize compliance with the SSH’s strict international standards.
The Simulation Teaching and Research Center—part of Mount Sinai’s Department of Emergency Medicine—provides simulation-based training to health care professionals across the Mount Sinai Health System, including those in the Institute for Critical Care Medicine; the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science; the Department of Pediatrics; the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine; Emergency Medical Services, and nursing staff. The STAR Center recreates a clinical environment using advanced patient simulators that mimic patients, including their breathing, speaking, and pulse. It tailors training programs for each area of medicine to improve staff knowledge, skills, and attitudes, ultimately leading to improved patient care and patient outcomes.
Dr. Kutzin will hold a one-year term as the new President of SSH. The organization has 5,400 members from nearly 70 countries.
About the Society for Simulation in Healthcare
The Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) seeks to improve performance and reduce errors in healthcare through the use of simulation. The purpose of SSH is to serve a global community of practice enhancing the quality of healthcare.
SSH (www.ssih.org) is a 501(c)(3) organization with more than 5,400 members from nearly 70 countries. The mission of SSH is to serve its members by fostering education, professional development, and the advancement of research and innovation; promote the profession of healthcare simulation through standards and ethics; and champion healthcare simulation through advocating, sharing, facilitating, and collaborating. SSH was established in 2004.
About the Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the nation’s leading integrated academic health systems and one of the largest in the New York metropolitan area. Its comprehensive system includes seven hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, over 600 research and clinical laboratories, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing. Together, the Health System comprises approximately 48,000 employees, more than 9,000 physicians, and 8,600 nurses.
As a leading learning health system, Mount Sinai combines clinical expertise with scientific discovery to improve patient care while training the next generation of health care and biomedical leaders. The Health System provides care across every stage of life, from prenatal care through geriatrics, while advancing personalized medicine through artificial intelligence, data science, and biomedical research.
Mount Sinai is consistently recognized among the nation’s leading academic health systems for patient care, research, and education. The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 1 in New York by Newsweek and No. 5 on the magazine’s World’s Best Hospitals list. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ranks No. 11 among U.S. medical schools and No. 1 among freestanding medical schools for National Institutes of Health funding, reflecting the strength of its scientific enterprise and leadership in biomedical research.