October 30, 2025 NWH Hospitalist Simulation Series 2025-2026
The NWH Hospitalist Simulation Series provides hospitalist MDs & PAs at Newton-Wellesley Hospital with the opportunity to practice & update their clinical skills in a low-risk environment. Simulation sessions are performed in a variety of fashions, including skills workshops (ultrasound guide IVs, task training for paracenteses & lumber punctures), clinical scenarios performed in the Simulation Center itself, and in-situ simulations performed on the hospital floors with multidisciplinary teams.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians & PAs within Mass General Brigham.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate competency in managing uncommonly-encountered clinical scenarios.
- Demonstrate awareness of changes to hospital policies & procedures as a result of simulation scenarios.
- Demonstrate the ability to place peripheral IV lines under ultrasound guidance, perform paracenteses, and lumbar punctures
- Develop “soft skills” such as communication, both from an interdisciplinary standpoint and with patients & their families.
Additional Information
Newton-Wellesley Hospital & Mass General Brigham

Edward Hurwitz, MD – Course Director
Medical Director, Shipley Medical Simulation Center – Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Dhalia Boumalhab, PA-C
Physician Assistance, Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Casey Dewalt, RN
Clinical Nurse Project Manager, Shipley Medical Simulation Center – Newton-Wellesley Hospital
In support of improving patient care, Mass General Brigham is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation Statements
AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physician Assistants
Mass General Brigham has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credit. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Lifelong Learning Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program
MOC RECOGNITION STATEMENT
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AAPA Category I CME
- 1.00 ABIM Medical Knowledge
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 Participation

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