Amanda Towner
Amanda Towner writes news articles for the Halldale Group’s website as well as CAT and MST Magazines. She studied English and Creative Writing at Stetson University, where she became a Sullivan Scholar for her work. Her writing covers several topics including journalism and storytelling, and is featured in several publications.
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All image credits: Central Michigan University Central Michigan University's (CMU) College of Medicine’s simulation centers in Mount Pleasant and Saginaw, Michigan, were awarded full accreditation in teaching and education. CMU has also announced that a robotic surgery training system has been installed in its Covenant HealthCare Simulation Center in... 20 August 2019
MPS announced its sponsorship of the International Symposium of Approved Training Organizations hosted by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS). The symposium will take place on 17 September 2019, at 4 Hamilton Place, London. A keynote address will be given by Steve Creamer, director of the Air Navigation Bureau at... 20 August 2019
MS&T would like to recognize the 2018 Industry Award Winners one final time before the 2019 Winners are announced in mid-September. This week, we highlight the achievements of John Givens, former president of Bohemia Interactive Simulations Inc. (BISim), and the recipient of the 2018 Pioneer Award. Halldale Group Publisher &... 20 August 2019
SIM-TECH Manufacturing has completed Airbus trainers for Frontier Airlines. This marks the third set of trainers built by SIM-TECH Manufacturing and delivered to Frontier Airlines. The A320/A321 equipment and door trainers include an L-1 door and OWE, as well as an A321 L-3 door. All doors have full features... 19 August 2019
The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) has announced several new commitments from hospitals seeking to achieve goals of ZERO preventable deaths, as well as an update from one of its current commitments. Hospital Name: Hospital CIMA Hermosillo in Sonora, Mexico, has made a commitment in alignment with the PSMF's... 19 August 2019
Today’s aviation training environment demands innovative and task tailored approaches. A new frontier, method development in training, appears as one of the essential and formidable challenges. EAMTC (European Aviation Maintenance Training Committee) is making an effort to face these challenges with members located in four continents of the world. 19 August 2019
SynDaver announced the promotion of Nadine Baez to the position of vice president of research and commercialization for SynDaver's global government business unit. Baez began her career in medical simulation more than a decade ago and has contributed to key Department of Defense research initiatives with a focus in... 19 August 2019
The national labor shortage is hitting the construction industry with an especially hard punch, but South Florida’s Current Builders has developed a transformative program to help alleviate the crisis. CB University is a free, bilingual, in-house program that educates motivated workers who want to advance to the next level. The... 19 August 2019
From 2020 onwards, ITEC will now be known as: IT²EC: International Training Technology Exhibition & Conference. ITEC has served the military training community for more than 30 years, establishing itself as Europe’s premier exhibition & conference in this space. The event has experienced a challenging period over the past... 19 August 2019
The 2020 World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit will be co-convened by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, European Society of Anaesthesiology and the International Society for Quality in Health Care held March 5-7, 2020, in Huntington Beach, California. The Patient Safety Movement Foundation’s 8th Annual World Summit will... 19 August 2019
