January 22nd, 2008

Gaba wins teaching award

CHP/PCOR associate David Gaba, professor of anesthesia and associate dean for immersive and simulation-based learning is the recipient of the 2007 Teaching Recognition Award for Achievement in Education from the International Anesthesia Research Society. The award is designed to recognize outstanding career contributions by senior faculty.

June 2nd, 2007

Students hone skills using simulations at new Stanford center

CHP/PCOR fellow David Gaba is mentioned in a Palo Alto Daily News article that discusses the opening of the Goodman Simulation Center at Stanford that has patient mannequins to simulate surgical procedures. Gaba's colleagues at the center are also featured.

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January 9th, 2007

Batting Practice for Doctors: Before They Cut into Any Man, They Use Their Scalpels on 'Stan'

CHP/PCOR fellow David Gaba is quoted in this article that discusses the Maryland Surgical Simulation Training and Technology Center. The Center helps to train students, residents, and doctors without having to risk the health of patients through simulation-based learning on robotic mannequins.

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September 9th, 2005

Gaba discusses benefits of simulation for medical training, in Sacramento Bee article

CHP/PCOR fellow David M. Gaba provides comment for a Sept. 6 Sacramento Bee article on the increasing use of patient simulators to train doctors and medical students. Gaba says simulation is one of the few ways a physician training in anesthesiology can be the sole decision-maker in a safe setting. Read more »

July 8th, 2005

Gaba discusses long-term risks of anesthesia, surgery in LA Times article

CHP/PCOR fellow David M. Gaba is generously quoted in a June 27 Los Angeles Times article on new evidence suggesting that the effects of surgery and anesthesia linger for a year or more, increasing the risk of death long after surgery is over. Read more »