Listen "Dr. Jennifer Arnold opens up to Jerrod and Deb and inspires them in ways that will warm your heart. This episode is Sponsored by Interact Solutions and Inclusive Consulting. "
Episode Synopsis
Send us a textDr. Jennifer Arnold has been involved in simulation education, patient safety, and research for 20+ years. She has served as NIH postdoctoral scholar at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine's Safar Center for Resuscitative Medicine. Dr. Arnold's simulation educational research has been funded by organizations such as the Laerdal Foundation for Acute Medicine, Cullen Trust for Healthcare, Texas Children's Hospital Educational Grants & MD Anderson Foundation. She has authored 20+ peer-reviewed articles and numerous book chapters on medical simulation.As the founding director for Texas Children's and Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospitals, Dr. Arnold led pediatric healthcare simulation programs. Currently, she serves as Program Director of Immersive Design Systems (formerly SIMPeds) at Boston Children's Hospital, a Harvard Teaching Hospital.Dr. Arnold's interests in simulation include utilizing it to assess new clinical spaces, provide team training, enhance quality and patient safety, improve home care and skills for primary caregivers of medically complex children, and develop educational curricula for various departments throughout the hospital.Dr. Jennifer Arnold has received multiple awards throughout her career, including the Ray E. Helfer Award for Innovation in Pediatric Education from the Academic Pediatric Association, Compassionate Doctor Recognition, and Patients' Choice Award from Vitals.com, Norton, Rose, Fulbright Excellence in Education from Baylor College of Medicine, and Distinguished Educator Award from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Society for Simulation in Healthcare, and International Pediatric Simulation Society. Dr. Arnold serves on the executive boards for the Center for Medical Simulation, INSPIRE (International Network for Simulation-based Pediatric Innovation, Research, & Education), OpHeart, and is a founding Board Member of Ready.Sim.Go. She is a national ambassador for Speak Now for Kids through the Children's Hospital Association.Dr. Jennifer Arnold has given national and international presentations on topics related to healthcare simulation, overcoming obstacles, DEI in the workplace, cancer survivorship, and work-life balance for professional women. She has spoken at the Texas Conference for Women, SHRM, No Place for Hate, Shiners Hospital, Sloan Kettering, Pfizer, March of Dimes, as well as many colleges, universities, school districts, and corporations worldwide.Dr. Jennifer Arnold takes great pride in her advocacy work and empowering individuals to become better advocates for their own healthcare. She has a unique perspective, having personal experience as a lifelong patient, a cancer survivor, a devoted mother of two young children with physical, medical, and social-emotional needs, a medical expert with two decades of experience caring for at-risk infants at top-tier institutions, and an experienced medical educator, including the use of advanced technologies such as medical simulation, 3D printing, and virtual reality.Dr. Jennifer Arnold and her husband Bill have written two books. Purchase an autographed copy. "Life Is Short (No Pun Intended)," [https://bit.ly/booklifeisshort] is a memoir about Dr. Arnold's life as a little person and her experiences as a physician, cancer survivor, and mother. "Think Big: Overcoming Obstacles with Optimism," [https://bit.ly/buythinkbigbook] offers insights and advice on how to overcome obstacles in life with a positive attitude. Dr. Arnold's public persona and platform enable her to reach millions of people Innovative SimSolutions.Your turnkey solution provider for medical simulation programs, sim centers & faculty design.
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.