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James Cleveland

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James A. Cleveland, PhD, MSN, RN

Director of Simulation Center

Assistant Professor/Clinical

James Cleveland joined UT Health’s School of Nursing at San Antonio as a nursing faculty in the fall of 2009. Currently, James is the Director for the Center for Simulation Innovation (CSI). He came to UT Health following his retirement from the Army as a Lieutenant Colonel after nearly 28 years of combined military service. He specialized in Emergency and Trauma Nursing.  During that time, he became a member of a national research consortium (civilian and military membership) developing and verifying the congressionally funded project "MedTeams.” This successful program has since been implemented as AHRQ‘s Team STEPPS, in which he is a Master Trainer. In 1999, James become a team member of a Department of Defense initiative, the Joint Trauma Training Center located at Ben Taub Medical Center, Houston, Texas. The team published their findings (2002) on the use of high-fidelity patient simulation (HFPS). James’ last assignment was the Chief of Emergency Nursing Services, Emergency and Trauma Department, Brooke Army Medical Center, 2006-2009. Jim concurrently served as the Surgeon General‘s Emergency and Trauma Nursing Consultant. He now serves as the Director for the Center for Simulation Innovation and continues to teach in the role as a faculty at UT Health.

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 2019 - Doctor of Philosophy - Adult, Professional and Community Education - Texas State University
    • 2004 - Master of Science in Nursing - Nursing - Medical College of Georgia
    • 2003 - DPL - Military Officer - U.S. Army Commander & General Staff College
    • 1989 - Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing - University of Wisconsin - Madison

    Highlights

    Licensures and Certifications

    • Registered Nurse

    • Basic Life Support Provider

    Honors and Awards

    • 2016, Phi Kappa Phi
    • 2006, Honor Society of Nursing
    • 2005, Order of Military Medical Merit: Army Medical Department Award for significant contributions to the AMEDD

    Appointments

    • 2015 - present - Assistant Professor/Clinical, Dir. CSI and Center for Simulation and Innovation (CSI) - UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2010 - 2015 - Clinical Assistant Professor - UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2009 - 2010 - Assistant Professor/Clinical - UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing

  • Instruction & Training

    • 2018 , NURS 3309 Pathophysiology, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2017 , NURS 3309 Pathophysiology, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2013 - present , NURS 4315 Care of Adult II: Theory, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
    • 2012 - present , NURS 4329 Leadership and Management: Theory, UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing

  • Research & Grants

    Completed Research/Projects:

    • 2019 - 2020, Funder: James A. Buddy Davidson Charitable Foundation, $156,000.00. Title: James A. Buddy Davidson Charitable Foundation. Role: Principal Investigator. Grant Detail: Non-research-based grant. Funding provided for simulation education support for the Center for Simulation Innovation teaching mission, nursing and IPE endeavors.
    • 2015 - 2017, Funder: The Nancy Smith Hurd Foundation for the Caring for the Caregiver Program, $200,000.00. Title: The Nancy Smith Hurd Foundation for the Caring for the Caregiver Program. Role: Contributor

  • Service

    School

    Student Mentees/Trainees

    • 2021 – Present              Kristen Verkamp, PhD Student, Jonas Nursing and Veterans Healthcare AACN Scholar, Mentor
    • 2020 – Present              Megan Mooney, PhD Dissertation, Dissertation Committee Member
    • 2019 – 2021                 Randi Schafer, DNP student, DNP Project Committee Member

    Institutional

    • 2016 - Present, Military Institute, UT Health Committee, Member
    • 2016 - Present, UT Health SA, School of Nursing, Committee on Faculty and Student Matters, Member
    • 2015 - Present, UT Health SA, School of Nursing, School of Nursing Executive Committee, Director
    • 2012 - Present, UT Health SA, School of Nursing, ADHOC SON Technology and Classroom Improvement Committee, Advisor
    • 2012 - Present, UT Health SA, School of Nursing, BLS Instructor
    • 2012 - Present, UT Health SA, School of Nursing, Simulation Committee, Ex-Officio
    • 2015 - 2017, UT Health SA, School of Nursing, Scholarship Committee, Member
    • 2013 - 2016, UT Health SA, School of Nursing, Infection Policy and Education Committee, Member

    Service to the Profession

    • 2019, Poster Presentation Exhibition Area/Judge, Ministry of Health in Riyadh, Saudi Health Simulation Conference 2019, Ministry of Health in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    • 2009 - 2015, ACLS Instructor, BAMC Hospital, Teach as an ACLS instructor for BAMC Hospital Education.

    Professional Affiliations (memberships)

    • 2016 - Present, Phi Kappa Phi, Member
    • 2005 - Present, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society, Member
    • 1994 - Present, Emergency Nurses Association, Member

    Community

    • 2009 - 2016, Master Training Team STEPPS, Instructor
    • 2014 - 2016, TNCC Instructor 7th Ed, Instructor

     

  • Publications

      Peer-reviewed Articles (*indicates data-based)

      • Velásquez, S. T., Cleveland, J., Diaz, D. O., Ferguson, D., Moote, R., Parke, K., & Zorek, J. A. (2022). A Hidden Crisis. The New England journal of medicine, 387(13), 1157-1159.
      • Velásquez ST, Ferguson D, Lemke KC, Bland L, Ajtai R, Amezaga B, Cleveland J, Ford LA, Lopez E, Richardson W, Saenz D. Interprofessional communication in medical simulation: findings from a scoping review and implications for academic medicine. BMC Medical Education. 2022 Dec;22(1):1-2.
      • Lemke KC, Velasquez ST, Bland L, Lopez E, Ajtai R, Ford LA, Amezaga B, Cleveland JA, Ferguson D, Richardson W, Saenz D, Zorek JA. Simulation interprofessional education in health professions education: A scoping review protocol. JBI Evid Synth. (2022).
      • *White CL, Overbaugh KJ, Pickering CEZ, Piernik-Yoder B, James D, Patel DI, Puga F, Ford L, Cleveland J. Advancing Care for Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia through Caregiver and Community Partnerships Research Involvement and Engagement 2018;4(1)
      • *Cleveland JA, Holcomb, JB, Dumire, RD, Crommett, JW, Stamateris, CE, Fagert, MA,. Evaluation of Trauma Performance Using an Advanced Human Patient Simulator for Resuscitation Training Journal of Trauma 2002;52(6):1078-1086.
      • *Cleveland JA, Risser, DT, Rice, MM, Salisbury, ML, Simon, R, Jay, GD, Berns, SD,. The Potential for Improved Teamwork to Reduce Errors in the Emergency Department Annal of Emergency Medicine 1999;34(3):373-383.
      • Cleveland JA. Real-World Nursing Survival Guide: Critical Care & Emergency Nursing, In: Cleveland, JA. Trauma & Emergency Care: Traumatic Brain Injury. 11830 Westline Industrial Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146: Elsevier, Mosby, Saunders; 2009. p. 59 - 80.
      • Cleveland JA. Hematological System: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation In: Cleveland JA. Real-World Nursing Survival Guide: Critical Care & Emergency Nursing 2nd Edition. 11830 Westline Industrial drive, St Lois, MO 63146: Elsevier, Mosby, Suanders; 2009. p. 317 - 322.

      Invited Podium Presentations (i. e. keynotes presentations)

      • 2020: US Aeromedical Evacuation Leadership Workshop, Defense Health Agency (DHA) via Zoom, Saudi Ministry of Defense/Military Medical Service, San Antonio, TX
      • 2019, Education Theory: A Cornerstone for Purposeful Simulation Based Outcomes, Saudi Health Simulation Conference 2019, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia (Keynote Speaker)
      • 2019, High Risk, Low Frequency Medical Team Simulation and Team Communication Training, Saudi Health Simulation Conference 2019, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia (Keynote Speaker)
      • 2017, From Combat to Campus, Veteran Support and Communication, ODS Retreat, Office of Disability Services, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX (Invited Speaker) Details: Communication with the ODS using literature and data on the profile of the post-9/11 veteran that returns to the classroom after serving in Iraq and/or Afghanistan
      • 2017, Team STEPPS for the Charge Nurse, Charge Nurse Course, Nursing, VA, San Antonio, TX (Invited Speaker)
      • 2016, Team STEPPS for the Nurse Preceptor, Preceptor Program, Nursing, VA, San Antonio, TX (Invited Speaker)
      • 2016, Caring is Elementary, Nursing Week Celebration, Nursing, VA, Kerrville, TX (Invited Speaker)

      Peer Reviewed Podium Presentations

      • 2020, US Aeromedical Evacuation Leadership Workshop, Defense Health Agency (DHA) via Zoom, Saudi Ministry of Defense/Military Medical Service, San Antonio, TX (Co-Presenter) Details: Medic Training updates via Zoom - Conference held at the Alfaisal University in Riyadh.
      • 2019, Designing Simulation Based Courses for Combat Medics, Saudi Health Simulation Conference 2019, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia (Sole Presenter)
      • 2019, Planning Casualty Assessment & Management Protocols for Non-Medical Military Fighters (All Service Members), Saudi Health Simulation Conference 2019, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Sole Presenter)
      • 2019, Combat Medic Training, Saudi Health Simulation Conference 2019, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia (Panel)
      • 2019, Casualty Evacuation Military Training, Saudi Health Simulation Conference 2019, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia (Panel)