Corey Hill is a Clinical Simulation Educator at Northeast Georgia Health System’s Simulation Center. Corey received her Associate Degree in Nursing from Gainesville State College in Oakwood, GA, and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, GA. She received her Masters of Nursing in Nursing Education from Western Governors University in Millcreek, Utah. She has been a Registered Nurse since 2009 specializing in Orthopedics, Neurology, Trauma, and Inpatient Rehabilitation prior to working in nursing education. Corey is certified by the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses as a Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse, by the Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification in Nursing Professional Development, and by the National League for Nursing as a Certified Academic Clinical Nurse Educator. At NGHS, Corey has served as the RN Residency Program Coordinator and as a Clinical Competency Educator before becoming a Clinical Simulation Educator with the SIM Center. She is an instructor in Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support through the American Heart Association. Corey specializes in new graduate nurse curriculum development and education and accreditation. She manages and collaborates with Public Relations on content marketing.

In 2019, Jim Rinehart joined Northeast Georgia Medical Center as the GME Director of Clinical Skills and Simulation. Jim received his graduate and undergraduate degrees from Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI, and his Paramedic Certificate from Davenport University in Grand Rapids, MI. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Simulation Education from Grand Canyon University. Jim is a veteran serving in the United States Marine Corps and he has thirty years of healthcare experience. Throughout his healthcare career, Jim has worked in many roles and he has taught with medical simulation for the past fifteen years. Jim worked as the Operations Manager and Professor of Practice in the Simulation Center at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix, AZ. At the University of Arizona College of Medicine, he designed and orchestrated the start-up of their world-class Simulation Center. Jim continued his career at Midwestern University in Glendale, AZ as the Assistant Director of Simulation and Clinical Skills and as Medical School Faculty. During his time at Midwestern, Jim implemented and directed their American Heart Training Center for multiple academic healthcare disciplines, helped facilitate a four-year ultrasound program for the medical school, and helped coordinate more than 27,000 standardized patient encounters and high-fidelity simulations each year. In 2012 Jim became one of the first people in the nation to become a Certified Healthcare Simul.

Christina Van Den Handel currently serves as a Clinical Simulation Manager and Educator at Northeast Georgia Health System’s Simulation Center. Christina received her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Alabama in Birmingham, AL. She studied advanced practice nursing in family and pediatrics, and education. Christina has over a decade of experience as a Critical Care Nurse and as a Nursing Professor. She also serves as a BLS and ACLS Instructor for the American Heart Association and as an Adjunct Faculty Member for nursing students at Brenau University in Gainesville, GA. Christina develops, designs, delivers, and overseas innovative experiential learning for NGHS’s healthcare professionals and community partners. She collaborates with providers and faculty to develop and enhance clinical training. Christina organized the development of a Standardized Patient Program, Graduate Medical Education’s Objective Structured Clinical Exams (OSCEs), and the philanthropic events that led to the build of the Mobile Simulation Program.

Chad Cooper is the Fleet Maintenance Coordinator for Northeast Georgia Health System’s Simulation Center. Chad is a National Registry Paramedic. He has served thirteen years in public safety where he gained experience in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and as a Firefighter. He is an instructor in Basic Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Advanced Cardiac Life Support through the American Heart Association. Chad operates and provides educational training for the Mobile Simulation Program. He specializes in technical rescue response, pre-hospital medicine, advanced airway management, and public safety.

Jackie Payne, BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN is the Trauma Outreach and Injury Prevention Coordinator at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, an ACS verified Level II trauma center in Gainesville, Georgia. She has served in this role since 2019. Her clinical experience includes Oncology and Emergency Department nursing. Jackie’s leadership experience includes nurse educator and assistant nurse manager in the Emergency Department and nurse manager of the Nurse Residency Program. She earned her Bachelor of Science from Jacksonville University. Jackie has served as the Northeast Georgia Emergency Nurses Association’s (ENA) President and is currently the chair of membership and the Georgia State Council Secretary. She is an active member of the Georgia Trauma Committee for Excellence (GTCE) Injury Prevention Subcommittee, Georgia Region 2 Regional Trauma Advisory Committee (RTAC) and the Northeast Georgia Falls Coalition. Jackie is a Rural Trauma Team Development Course (RTTDC) coordinator and is an instructor for RTTDC, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Basic Life Support, Trauma Nursing Core Course and Stop the Bleed (STB). Jackie believes that injury prevention begins in the community and she teaches CPR, STB, First Aid, and Tai Chi to the community members. Jackie is passionate about outreach and injury prevention and believes that relationships are the key to a successful trauma system.