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Gaba's pioneering work in medical simulation cited in magazine, news articles

In the News: Wired magazine, Portland Oregonian on August 10, 2004

CHP/PCOR fellow David M. Gaba's pioneering work in developing medical simulators is discussed in Wired magazine and Portland Oregonian articles that describe the advantages of and increasing use of simulators in medical education. The articles, which describe the currently available mannequins and how they work, both note that Gaba was a pioneer who helped develop the first sophisticated, lifelike simulators 20 years ago. In addition, the Portland Oregonian article discusses a statewide program in Oregon designed to fund and promote the use of medical simulators throughout the state. Read more »