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Dr. Jaganathan is a Physician and Research Scientist with 17 years of combined experience in Medical practice, Management and Medical Simulation. He started his career as a flying doctor with Oil & natural gas corporation in the year 1990 immediately after his medical graduation. Later he practiced as a family physician and served as a
medical director until the year 2000.
He also graduated with a Master’s degree in Health Services Administration from the University of Central Florida with a focus on Medical Informatics. He started his career as a Research Scientist with the Institute for Simulation and Training in the year 2000 and specialized in the area of medical and surgical simulation. He was instrumental in
developing a number of research projects in the area of healthcare simulation as well as pioneered "interactive surgical simulation."
Currently he is the co-director of the interdisciplinary graduate program (master’s and doctoral) in modeling and simulation at the University of Central Florida. He is a founding member of the
"Society for Simulation in Healthcare" and an editorial board member for the journal Simulation in Healthcare along with scholars from some of the best medical schools in the United States. He also serves on the review committee for the National Institute of Biological Sciences and Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs–PRMRP. Dr. Jaganathan is a National Merit Scholar and a National Sports Scholar.
More information at:
http://www.ist.ucf.edu/pdfs/surgicalsim.pdf
http://www.ist.ucf.edu/emt/hps.htm
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