Executive Committee for Simulation
The UChicago Simulation Center provides simulation-based training for the University of Chicago Medicine and the Biological Sciences Division (BSD). Members of the Executive Committee represent these institutions and assist in achieving strategic initiatives and goals for the Center through sponsorship, advocacy, and leadership.
Thomas E. Jackiewicz
President, University of Chicago Health System
Vineet Arora, MD, MAAP
Dean for Medical Education, Vice Dean of Education, Herbert T. Abelson Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago
Stephen Weber, MD, MSc
Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, University of Chicago Health System | Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago
Bess Wildman, MBA
Vice Dean for Academic Administration and Finance, Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago
Jeffrey B. Matthews, MD, FACS
Surgeon-in-Chief, University of Chicago Health System | Surgeon-in Chief and Chair, Department of Surgery, Dallas B. Phemister Distinguished Service Professor of Surgery, University of Chiciago
Alan Klock, MD
Professor and Chairman, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Emily Chase, PhD, RN
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, University of Chicago Medical Center
Melissa Byrn
Assistant Dean for Clinical Research, Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago
Tom Spiegel, MD, MS, MBA
Vice President and Chief Quality Officer, University of Chicago Health System
Priti Jani, MD, MPH
Faculty Director of Simulation, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Chicago
Heather Limper Himelhoch, PhD, MPH
Executive Director of Implementation Strategies, University of Chicago Health System
Mary Kate Selling, MHA
Chief Analytics Officer, University of Chicago Health System
Amanda O'Rourke, MBA
Finance Director, GME, CME and Simulation