PHOTO (l to r): Ray Gilley, Metro Orlando EDC President and CEO; Kathleen Gallagher McIver, EMLRC Board of Directors Vice President, Beth Brunner, EMLRC CEO, and Roy Reid, Consensus Communications and Medical Marker Chair.

ORLANDO, FL -- September 30, 2009 -- The Emergency Medicine Learning & Resource Center (EMLRC) was recognized by bioOrlando – an initiative of the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission (EDC) aimed at stimulating the life science and biotechnology industry in the region -- as a member of the organization’s inaugural class of “Medical Marker” recipients during the annual Metro
Orlando EDC’s
annual Schwartz Innovation Awards
on September 17.

The Medical Marker program is designed to build awareness of the growing presence of biotech and life science companies in Metro Orlando. EMLRC, as a leader in the area’s medical simulation community, is at the forefront of these important changes to the area’s economic landscape.

EMLRC anticipated the emergence of simulation-based training in the healthcare environment and invested nearly $1 million in developing and building one of the nation’s first Mobile Simulation Laboratory, or SimLab, in 2005. In 2009, in collaboration with the University of Central Florida, EMLRC announced the addition of its first Director of Research Simulation, Eduardo Salas, Ph.D. In this role, Dr. Salas provides guidance and structure to research initiatives that demonstrate measurable improvement in the knowledge and skills of emergency care providers.

The Emergency Medicine Learning & Resource Center (EMLRC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and advancing emergency medicine, disaster management, pre-hospital emergency care and public health through the provision of educational and research programs. The EMLRC provides lifesaving education for lifesavers.

For further information contact:
John Todaro, Director/Chief Operating Officer
Emergency Medicine Learning & Resource Center
3717 South Conway Road
Orlando, FL 32812-7607
Phone: 800-766-6335
Email: jtodaro@emlrc.org
Internet: www.emlrc.org

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