Learning Laboratory Leadership and Staff
Contact the Learning Laboratory
Email or call us to learn more about our programs.
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](/assets/MGH/images/professional-education/Headshots/Jim Gordon, MD.jpg)
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](/assets/MGH/images/professional-education/Headshots/learning-lab-headshots//koren-phillips.jpg)
Koren Phillips, MBA
Executive Director of Teaching and Education
kphillips8@partners.org
![Carl Blesius](/assets/MGH/images/professional-education/Headshots/learning-lab-headshots/Carl Blesius, MD.jpg)
Carl Blesius, MD
Laboratory for Computer Science
blesius.carl@mgh.harvard.edu
![Emily M. Hayden](/assets/MGH/images/professional-education/Headshots/learning-lab-headshots/Emily M. Hayden, MD, MHPE.jpg)
Emily M. Hayden, MD, MHPE
Faculty Lead, TeleSimulation
ehayden@mgh.harvard.edu
![Maureen W. Hemingway](/assets/MGH/images/professional-education/Headshots/learning-lab-headshots/Maureen W. Hemingway, RN, CNS, DNP.jpg)
Maureen W. Hemingway, RN, CNS, DNP
Nursing Practice Specialist, Operating Room Nursing Service
mhemingway@mgh.harvard.edu
![Sara Midwood](/assets/MGH/images/professional-education/Headshots/learning-lab-headshots/Sara Midwood, BA.jpg)
Sara Midwood, BA
Administrative Coordinator
smidwood@partners.org
![Rebecca Minehart](/assets/MGH/images/professional-education/Headshots/learning-lab-headshots/Rebecca Minehart, MD, MSHPE.jpg)
Rebecca Minehart, MD, MSHPE
Faculty Lead, Operating Room Strategic Initiatives
RMINEHART@mgh.harvard.edu
![Emil Petrusa](/assets/MGH/images/professional-education/Headshots/learning-lab-headshots/Emil Petrusa, PhD.jpg)
Emil Petrusa, PhD
Faculty Lead, Academic Development
epetrusa@mgh.harvard.edu
Michael Sampson, CHSOS
Simulation Specialist
MSAMPSON1@PARTNERS.ORG
![Patrick Y. Smithedajkul](/assets/MGH/images/professional-education/Headshots/learning-lab-headshots/Patrick Y. Smithedajkul, MD,.jpg)
Patrick Y. Smithedajkul, MD
Faculty Lead, Community Outreach
psmithedajkul@mgh.harvard.edu
![Wayne D. Stathpoulos](/assets/MGH/images/professional-education/Headshots/learning-lab-headshots/Wayne D. Stathpoulos, NREMTP.jpg)
Wayne D. Stathopoulos, NREMTP
Simulation Specialist
wstathopoulos@partners.org
![Suresh Venkatan](/assets/MGH/images/professional-education/Headshots/learning-lab-headshots/suresh-venkatan.jpg)
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](/assets/MGH/images/professional-education/Headshots/learning-lab-headshots/simulation-staff/Erik M. Clinton, MD.jpg)
Erik M. Clinton, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
emclinton@partners.org
![Paul F. Currier, MD](/assets/MGH/images/professional-education/Headshots/learning-lab-headshots/simulation-staff/Paul F. Currier, MD.jpg)
Paul F. Currier, MD
Medicine (Pulmonary/Critical Care)
pcurrier@partners.org
![Denise W. Gee, MD](/assets/MGH/images/professional-education/Headshots/learning-lab-headshots/simulation-staff/Denise W. Gee, MD.jpg)
Denise W. Gee, MD
Surgery
dgee@partners.org
![Britlyn Orgill, MD](/assets/MGH/images/professional-education/Headshots/learning-lab-headshots/britlyn-orgill.jpg)
Britlyn Orgill, MD
Anesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine
borgill@partners.org
![James K. Takayesu, MD, MSc](/assets/MGH/images/professional-education/Headshots/learning-lab-headshots/simulation-staff/James K. Takayesu, MD, MSc.jpg)
James K. Takayesu, MD, MSc
Emergency Medicine
jtakayesu@partners.org
![Phoebe Yager, MD](/assets/MGH/images/professional-education/Headshots/learning-lab-headshots/simulation-staff/Phoebe Yager, MD.jpg)
Phoebe Yager, MD
Pediatrics (Critical Care)
pyager@partners.org
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