Meet Our Team

Ryan Thompson, MD
Medical director

Dr. Ryan Thompson graduated from Upstate Medical University before completing his residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of Wisconsin. During his final year of residency, he served as a chief resident. He went on to complete a fellowship in Medical Simulation before being recruited as the Director of Simulation for Emergency Medicine. Dane County EMS also enlisted him in developing a county-wide EMS simulation training program. He has a passion for simulation education, especially interprofessional education. Other interests include simulation for quality improvement, process development and testing, and product development.

Outside of healthcare, Ryan enjoys sailing, kayaking, travel, and the outdoors

Krystle Campbell
Director, simulation center operations
kcampbell3@uwhealth.org

Krystle earned her master of science in medical and health care simulation from Drexel College of Medicine and her bachelor of science in biology from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Her areas of special interest include simulation administration, faculty development and research and development.

She is an active member of the Society of Simulation in Healthcare. Her vision is to lead the national recognition of the impact simulation can have in improving patient outcomes through educational research and quality improvement efforts.

Prior to joining the team, Krystle gained over five years of health care experience by working in an oral and maxillofacial surgery ambulatory care facility.

Traveling and long-distance running are passions of hers. Krystle further cherishes spending time with her family and dogs.

Mark Johanneck
Simulation specialist
mjohanneck@uwhealth.org

Mark earned his bachelor of arts in organizational communication from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He has 10 years of experience working for the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, six as a technology liaison for the Clinical Teaching and Assessment Center. Mark is an outdoor enthusiast, and enjoys travel. 

Mary Kate O'Leary
Simulation coordinator
moleary2@uwhealth.org

Mary Kate earned her bachelor of science in 2015 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studied conservation biology and global health. After graduation Mary Kate traveled to Kenya for six months to work with various non-governmental organizations to promote health education and sustainability. She worked at the Waterford Assisted Living for four years as a shift lead and was certified in medication administration. Mary Kate is passionate about community involvement and loves spending time outdoors.

Erick Przybylski
Simulation educator
eprzybylski@uwhealth.org

Erick earned his bachelor of liberal studies in organizational administration from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. He is in the 2019 master of science in health care and medical simulation cohort through the Drexel School of Medicine. His areas or interest include pre-hospital care and interprofessional education.

Erick spent a majority of his career working in the air medical industry as a paramedic and regional educator, which allowed him the opportunity to live in Arizona and Tennessee. He moved back to Wisconsin in 2016. He enjoys spending time with his family and golfing.

Gina Tranel
Simulation educator
gruhland@uwhealth.org

Gina is a full-time simulation educator. Her passion for simulation began when she started at the UW Health Clinical Simulation Program in 2013 as student help while in nursing school. Upon graduating from Edgewood College with her bachelor of science in nursing, she started at UW Health on D6/5 acute medical and progressive care while staying on as a part-time simulation educator at the UW Health Clinical Simulation Program. Fall of 2018, she began a masters program at Drexel University for medical and health care simulation.