Starting many years ago as an ER nurse, Amy Cowperthwait found her educational niche in 2006 as a simulation faculty at the University of Delaware. In 2009 she co-founded Healthcare Theatre with Theatre Faculty at the University of Delaware. The simulated participant program has grown exponentially over the years leading to the development of an approved minor at the University. Her entrepreneurial journey started in 2011 with a tracheostomy simulation gone awry. Through a new partnership with Engineering, the first wearable simulators were developed and patented. Amy’s mission to include Simulated Participants in every possible simulation-based learning experience challenges the outdated precepts of traditional manikin-based learning. The combination of wearable simulators and simulated participants brings simulation to life, adding the vital human element when teaching the essentials of patient-centered compassionate, connected care. After numerous awards and recognition for her work from the simulation community, Amy began balancing her workload at the university with a new title, CEO of Avkin Inc in 2015. Today, she continues to be recognized by her academic colleagues for her contributions to the simulation andragogy while at the same time ensuring Avkin is established as the company that is focused on excellence in simulation education.
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