Learning Laboratory Leadership and Staff

The Learning Laboratory team, together with the many simulation educators across the Mass General simulation Community of Practice, have extensive experience with all aspects of simulation-based, hands-on training and experiential learning.

Whether at the Learning Lab or in activities in clinical spaces, lab staff and educators provide an extensive range of educational programming and instructor development opportunities across the hospital, promoting educational excellence through “deliberate practice” to improve patient care.

Learning Labratory Leadership & Staff

Jim Gordon, MD, MPA

Director of the Learning Laboratory at Mass General, Chief Learning Officer, Chief of the Division of Medical Simulation in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Director of the Gilbert Program in Medical Simulation at Harvard Medical School. 
jgordon3@mgh.harvard.edu

Koren Phillips, MBA

Executive Director of Teaching and Education
 kphillips8@partners.org

Carl Blesius, MD

Laboratory for Computer Science
blesius.carl@mgh.harvard.edu

Emily M. Hayden, MD, MHPE

Faculty Lead, TeleSimulation
ehayden@mgh.harvard.edu

Maureen W. Hemingway, RN, CNS, DNP

Nursing Practice Specialist, Operating Room Nursing Service
mhemingway@mgh.harvard.edu

Sara Midwood, BA

Administrative Coordinator
smidwood@partners.org

Rebecca Minehart, MD, MSHPE

Faculty Lead, Operating Room Strategic Initiatives
RMINEHART@mgh.harvard.edu 

Emil Petrusa, PhD

Faculty Lead, Academic Development
epetrusa@mgh.harvard.edu

Michael Sampson, CHSOS

Simulation Specialist
MSAMPSON1@PARTNERS.ORG

 

Patrick Y. Smithedajkul, MD

Faculty Lead, Community Outreach
psmithedajkul@mgh.harvard.edu

Wayne D. Stathopoulos, NREMTP

Simulation Specialist
wstathopoulos@partners.org

Suresh Venkatan, MBBS

Simulation Specialist
svenkatan@partners.org

Simulation Officers

Departmental Simulation Officers (DSOs) are responsible for enhancing and transforming their department’s approach to teaching and professional development by expanding the use of simulation and other forms of deliberate practice in their department, and thereby throughout the hospital. DSOs help to determine and prioritize the departmental learning needs and seek opportunities to work across departments and disciplines to expand inter-professional education and collaborative practice.

Please reach out a DSO for additional information about learning opportunities in your department. If your department does not yet have a DSO, please contact the Learning Lab directly.

Erik M. Clinton, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology
emclinton@partners.org

Paul F. Currier, MD

Medicine (Pulmonary/Critical Care)
pcurrier@partners.org

Denise W. Gee, MD

Surgery
dgee@partners.org

Britlyn Orgill, MD

Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine
borgill@partners.org

James K. Takayesu, MD, MSc

Emergency Medicine
jtakayesu@partners.org

Phoebe Yager, MD

Pediatrics (Critical Care)
pyager@partners.org