About SimTiki

simtiki logoOur Mission

Providing Local and Global Healthcare Leadership for Turning Technology into Teaching.

Our Vision

SimTiki is the technology enabled learning simulation center of the John A Burns School of Medicine. SimTiki supports excellence in simulation based education for healthcare students and professionals through teaching and operation of an academic simulation center. We pursue alliances locally, nationally, and in the Asia Pacific region. SimTiki promotes improvement in Teaching, Educational Research, and Training for Patient Care Best Practices.

maori tikiTiki

The word tiki first appears in New Zealand Māori as the first man, created by Tāne.The Hawaiian word for tiki is kiʻiIn Hawaiian traditions the first man was Kumuhonua. He was made by Kāne, or by Kāne, , and Lono. His body was made by mixing red earth with saliva. He was made in the shape of Kāne, who carried the earth from which the man was made from the four corners of the world. Ki’i represents a human, both in form and as a reflection of the human condition and experience in many Pacific island cultures. Simulators can also represent many human dimensions. Like a tiki, a simulator embodies the intent, purpose, and spirit of the user.

Faculty & Adjunct Faculty

BENJAMIN BERG
Director of Simulation
 
JANNET LEE-JAYARAM
Associate Director of Simulation
 
YOKO AKAMINE
Osaka City General Hospital
 
YUKA ETO
Yuka Eto, MD, CHSE
Jikei University School of Medicine
CHRISTINA HIGA
Christina Higa, PhD
Pacific Basin Telehealth Resource Center

YASUHIRO MANDAI
Yasuhiro Mandai, MD, PhD
Jikei University School of Medicine

YUKI MORITOKI
Yuki Moritoki, MD, PhD, CHSE
Akita University Hospital

SAYAKA OIKAWA
Sayaka Oikawa MD, MHPE
Akita University Graduate School of Medicine

MACHIKO YAGI
Machiko S. Yagi  PhD, MSN, CHSE
Jichi Medical University

PAUL PHRAMPUS
Paul E Phrampus MD
University of Pittsburgh (WISER)

GEN OUCHI
Gen Ouchi, MD, CHSE
University of Ryukyus
ERI SATO
Eri Sato, MD, CHSE
Nerima Kenikukai Hospital, Tokyo

JUOK PARK  MD MPH PHD
Juok Park  MD MPH PhD
Hallym University

Staff

KRIS HARA
Kris Hara, MEd, RRT, CHSOS-A
Simulation Operations Director

EILEEN MAEDA
Eileen Maeda, MBA
Business Operations Manager

CAMI MIKAMI
Cami Mikami
Admin/Fiscal Assistant

MIKE VON PLATEN
Michael von Platen, CTS-D
Systems Integrator

SimTiki Simulation Fellows

SUNGMIN LEE
Sungmin Lee, MD PhD
 

SimTiki International Scholars