Samuel Merritt University's (SMU) Health Sciences Simulation Center (HSSC) has one of Northern California's most experienced teams of simulation professionals. The HSSC faculty and staff are responsible for all simulation-related equipment and curriculum development at the three Samuel Merritt University (SMU) satellite campuses in Sacramento, San Francisco Peninsula, as well as at the Oakland campus.
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Celeste Villanueva, CRNA, MS |
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Jeanette Wong, RN, MPA |
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Lina Gage-Kelly, MS, ANP |
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William J. Stiers, M.D. |
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Lorraine Petti, MPA, PA-C |
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Kevin Archibald |
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Christine Suess, RN, MSN |
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