Making the Rounds- Summer 2020

Beneficiaries of Simulation The Kern Medical Simulation Center trains a wide array of professionals throughout the healthcare continuum, including medical students, residents and fellows, and nursing staff from all clinical areas, as well as our surrounding community partners. Our clinical programs incorporate the latest technology by simulating a real clinical environment. Training also emphasizes essential safety aspects such as teamwork and communication.

This simulation center will also be available to our Mujeres en Medicina Health Career Pathway Program. This program works with schools in underserved areas of Kern County to bring students into our hospital where they are exposed to various healthcare jobs and professionals in our organization. These students will now have the opportunity to participate in hands- on simulation workshops, increasing career interest in the medical field.

Sage Wexner, MD, RN Director of Simulation Center Kern Medical

Dr. Wexner began his medical career when he was a teenager, as a Certified Nursing Assistant. Prior to medical school, he completed nursing school and became a registered nurse. He graduated medical school at the University of California, Davis and completed an internship in General Surgery in Phoenix. He completed his Emergency Medicine Residency at Kern Medical where, in his 4th year, he served as Chief Resident. After completing his Residency, he completed a Fellowship in Simulation Medicine and began working at UC Davis as an Assistant Professor and Assistant Clerkship Director.

In 2019, Dr. Wexner returned to Kern Medical to build a Simulation Program and serve as Director of Simulation where he directs and oversees resident, fellows, nursing and medical student training and education using simulation. In addition, he works regularly as an Emergency Medicine physician and Assistant Professor for the Emergency Residency Program.

Dr. Sage Wexner is a board-certified physician with more than 20 years of medical experience in urgent care,

emergency and nursing. As the Director of Medical Simulation, he oversees the use of simulation to instruct Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, OB/ GYN, Psychiatry, Nursing and Pharmacy residents, fellows, and students. medicine

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