Events
Charles Morris Ginsburg Simulation-Based Quality Improvement and Research Forum
8th Annual Forum
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Hybrid event hosted by the UT Southwestern Simulation Center
Location:
T. Boone Pickens Auditorium on North Campus
6001 Forest Park Rd
Speaker: Paul Barach, M.D., M.P.H.

Paul Barach, M.D., M.P.H., is a board-certified anesthesiologist and critical care physician-scientist. In addition to being a lecturer and senior adviser to the dean at Thomas Jefferson University, he is a public health researcher and educator. Dr. Barach trained at Massachusetts General Hospital, which is affiliated with Harvard Medical School. He is an elected member of the Association of University Anesthesiologists, a leading honorary society.
Dr. Barach is deeply committed to translating research into strategies for systems strengthening, patient safety, health protection, and disease prevention. He has more than 25 years of experience as a practicing physician and physician executive in the military and in academic medical centers and integrated delivery systems. He is a formally trained health services researcher, with postgraduate training in advanced medical education and assessment methods from the Harvard Macy Institute and Lean Six Sigma, and in quality improvement and lean techniques at Intermountain Health. He has had additional training in epidemiology and statistics, including both methodological and applied HTA research. Prior to that, he spent five years in the military and was involved in team training, leadership, and simulation work.
Agenda:
- 7 to 8 a.m.
Keynote Address - 8 a.m. to noon
Panel Discussion and Research Presentations - 1 to 2:30 p.m.
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