Michael S. Hrdy, MD, MSEd

My name is Michael Hrdy, MD, MSEd and it would be my great honor to continue to serve as the Simulation Academy treasurer. Over the past year I have had the fortune to work with the rest of the executive committee to make sure we have the funding to support the needs of our members. Due to a successful membership drive, the Simulation Academy has been given a substantial increase over our previous budget and we’ve been able to fund new member benefits such as simulation innovations grants, travel scholarships and research awards, not to mention the fabulous membership mixers after major conferences. Over my first year as treasurer, I’ve built relationships that have deepened my understanding of the budgetary processes of SAEM and next year I’d like to see how much further we can go for our members. I would like to work closely with the rest of the executive committee to help identify new opportunities for providing novel benefits for our members with our recently increased budget.

I’m an assistant professor in the division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and I am the assistant director of emergency medicine simulation education at CHOP. I have been developing and facilitating simulation sessions since my PEM fellowship and simulation is at the core of my academic career.

I have worked with the Simulation Academy since 2018 and as a result I have facilitated multiple Simulation Academy-sponsored workshops at national meetings and co-authored several simulation education publications, with several exciting collaborations still in process.