Meet the CSP Team

The members of the UW Health Clinical Simulation Program (CSP) team bring together a wealth of experience in health care, academics and technology to provide simulation training for health sciences students and health care professionals within and outside the UW Health system.

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Sushant Srinivasan
Medical Director
Shannon DiMarco
Administrative Director
Mark Johanneck
Simulation Specialist
Gina Tranel
Simulation Educator
Nicole Cardamone
Program Supervisor
Emma Huston
Wet Skills Laboratory Program Manager
Amber Thompson
Education Operations Specialist

Student Interns

Zach Bromet

Health Care Simulation Intern

Zach Bromet is an undergraduate at UW–Madison majoring in economics and is on a pre-health track. He is interested in pursuing medical school and hopes to pursue a career as a physician. Bromet is eager to learn more about the application of technology in teaching medicine and explore his interests in health care through the fast-paced, hands-on environment that the Clinical Simulation Program provides.

Nina Hekmat

Health Care Simulation Intern

Nina Hekmat is an undergraduate student studying biochemistry at UW–Madison. She hopes to attend medical school and become a surgeon. During her time at the UW Health Clinical Simulation Program, she eagerly anticipates discovering how simulation equipment facilitates the education of health care professionals and improves patient care. She also looks forward to the immersive experience of working in a clinical setting and gaining exposure to different fields of medicine.

Lydia Jacob

Health Care Simulation Intern

Lydia Jacob is an undergraduate student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison studying Nursing with a certificate in Health and the Humanities. She aspires to build her career as an aesthetic nurse, specializing in dermatology. She is driven to gain hands-on experience and expand her knowledge through the Clinical Simulation Program, where she eagerly anticipates exposure to a wide range of medical specialties and honing diverse skill sets.

Emma Rolf

Health Care Simulation Intern

Emma Rolf is an undergraduate student at UW–Madison studying Kinesiology with a certificate in Promoting Activity for Diverse Abilities. She plans to attend medical school following her undergraduate studies. Rolf is excited to learn the many aspects of clinical simulation and how this technology can impact the training of our future medical providers. She is particularly interested in simulation education as it relates to emergency medicine and med flight.

Abbie Schaefer

Health Care Simulation Intern

Abbie Schaefer is an undergraduate student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison studying biomedical engineering. She is specializing in bioinstrumentation and medical devices and hopes to pursue a career in neuroengineering. Schaefer is looking forward to learning how simulation prepares physicians for clinical scenarios and is excited to observe a variety of medical professionals.

Shashwot Tripathy

Health Care Simulation Intern

Shashwot Tripathy is a sophomore at UW–Madison studying neurobiology and pursuing the Health and the Humanities certificate. He hopes to attend medical school and pursue a career as a physician. Tripathy is excited to be exposed to different specialties of medicine and gain an in-depth perspective into how clinical simulations can help doctors develop and hone their skills.

Lael Warren

Surgical Simulation and Innovation Intern

Lael Warren is an undergraduate student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison studying Biomedical Engineering, with a focus in biomechanics. She is also pursuing certificates in Chicana/o Latina/o Studies and Health and Humanities. Warren hopes to attend medical school after her undergraduate degree and pursue a career as a surgeon. She looks forward to learning how biomedical engineering is applied in a hospital setting and observing how simulation prepares health care workers for clinical scenarios.