Connie Curran Appointed to Board of Directors at METI
METI announced today that Connie Curran, RN, EdD, was recently appointed to its Board of Directors. Curran is the president of Curran and Associates, a health care consulting group and was the founding executive director of C-Change, a national organization focused on the eradication of cancer, an organization that she co-chaired with Former President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush.

METIman Demonstrates the Latest H1N1 Training on the Upcoming Episode of the Hit TV Show, The Doctors
The powerful H1N1 virus continues to be a major threat to public health throughout the world and professionals at every level of health care continue to look for ways to develop the best vaccines, treatments and technology to help fight the spread of the virus. The December 7th episode of the hit TV show, The Doctors, will feature state-of-the-art patient simulator, METIman, in a hands-on demonstration of how to diagnose and treat victims of the potentially deadly H1N1 flu virus.

Hospitals Look to High-Tech Patient Simulators to Help Reduce Health Care Delivery Costs
METI announced today that it was recently awarded an initial contract of over $500,000 from the CHART Risk Retention Group, a hospital-owned insurance group that manages medical professional liability, including ongoing training and sharing of best practices, for hospitals throughout Pennsylvania and West Virginia. CHART's Patient Safety Organization (PSO) is committed to creating a safer environment for patients including providing the latest patient simulation training and technology to its members.

University of Michigan's Survival Flight Crowned Winners of the METI Cup Annual Critical Care Skills Competition
The Air Medical Rescue team of University of Michigan's Survival Flight took home top honors at the Annual Critical Care Skills Competition, which was held at the Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC) last week.

Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry Showcases METI's iStan Simulator at its new "You! The Experience" Exhibit
METI announced today that its world-leading, wireless patient simulator, iStan, is
currently featured in a new exhibit called “You! The Experience” which opened last
week at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI). The museum is the first
cultural institution in the world to have a simulation tool of this caliber on exhibit for
public use.

METI's New Nurse Residency Program Aims to Help Reduce Health Industry Costs
METI announced today that it has begun rolling out its groundbreaking, experiential-based Nurse Residency Program at the first of many health care organizations throughout North America. Initially
developed in partnership with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, the Nurse Residency Program offers health care organizations significant savings in on boarding costs of new nurses by helping reduce turnover and vacancy rates.

U.S. Army Selects METI to Supply 41 New Simulators for its Medical Simulation Training Centers (MSTC) Program
METI, the worldwide leader in medical simulation and educational software, today announced that it was awarded a contract from the U.S. Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) to update 13 of its Medical Simulation Training Centers (MSTCs) with a total of 41 new Emergency Care Simulators (ECS).

METI Announces PACT, a New Simulation-Based Intensive Care Learning Curriculum for Health Care Providers
Medical Education Technologies, Inc.® (METI), the Sarasota-based manufacturer of medical simulation products and educational software, announced today a new, simulation-based learning product - the Patient-Centred Acute Care Training (PACT) Simulation Learning Module developed in partnership with the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine.

Lou Oberndorf Elected METI Chairman of the Board; Michael Bernstein Appointed President
Medical Education Technologies, Inc.® (METI), the Sarasota-based manufacturer of medical simulation products and educational software, today announced that Lou Oberndorf, founder, and current President and Chief Executive Officer, has been elected as Chairman of the Board and Michael Bernstein, former Chairman of the Board, has been appointed President.

First of its Kind, METIman™, Rolls Off the Production Floor Headed For Canada
METI, the Sarasota-based manufacturer of medical simulation products and educational software, today announced that it has begun shipping orders of its brand new, wireless patient simulator, METIman.

METI Announces the Launch of METIman - a New, Low-Cost Patient Simulator
METI, the world's leading producer of medical simulation annouced the release of a new simulator built specifically for nursing and prehospital training and which runs on METI's all-new, touch-screen capable user interface, Müse.

The University of Florida's Dr. Nik Gravenstein Passes Away at 83
Dr. Joachim S. "Nik" Gravenstein, founder of the University of Florida College of Medicine's Anesthesiology and co-inventor of the Human Patient Simulator passed away January 16 after an extended illness.

METI Acquired by Lou Oberndorf and Baird Capital Partners
METI, the Sarasota-based manufacturer of medical simulation products and educational software, today announced that it has been acquired by Baird Capital Partners (BCP) of Chicago and Lou Oberndorf, founder and current CEO of METI.

METI Announces Plans to Expand Operations in Sarasota County
METI, the world’s leading supplier of human patient simulators and related education software and training, today announced their plans to expand business operations in Sarasota County.

METI Wins 2008 Florida Governor’s Business Diversification Innovator Award
METI was selected as the winner as a result of some of its most notable new product innovations including, iStan®, the new state-of-the-art, wireless patient simulator and METIVision, an audio/video management solution for simulation among other METI medical technology and education products.

METI Announces the Launch of eDose™- Drug Dosage Calculation Software
An innovative, web-based solution that is designed to improve patient safety by reducing medication dosage calculation errors.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center selects METI to develop its
Nurse Residency Program integrating human patient simulation.
Study proves simulation-based program cuts new nurse orientation by 50 percent saving hospitals thousands in training dollars

METI to Unveil METIVision - A Fully-Integrated, Data-Synchronized Audio/Video Management Solution for Medical Simulation - at IMSH08.
Developed in partnership with Lionis, Inc., METIVision provides a complete digital video and audio solution that is fully integrated with every aspect of the simulation experience in real time.

METI Announces A Grant to the American College of Surgeons for Educational Research
Funds to support national efforts to enhance patient safety and the quality of surgical care.

METI Adds New Robotic Surgery Simulation to its Acclaimed SurgicalSIM Platform
Product to be unveiled at the American College of Surgeons annual clinical congress

METI and the AACC Announce the Creation of The Frank Lanza Memorial Scholarship Fund
Fund to provide scholarships for nursing and health sciences students at community colleges

METI and AUA Enter Exclusive Partnership to Develop a Simulation-based Educational Module to Teach Laparoscopic Nephrectomies
Exclusive agreement is aimed at the improvement of patient care and education in the field of urology

Chippewa Valley Technical College the first to adopt cutting edge simulation technology for nursing and health science education
Facility to adopt METI LiVE technology to replicate a real hospital environment

Human Patient Simulators found to dramatically increase ACLS training skills according to new medical studies
METI’s simulation technology provides the basis for critical research

The European Society of Intensive Care Medicine and METI Announce Partnership for Delivering Patient Simulation-based Training Programs
Partnership marks the latest development in METI’s ongoing Professional Education Initiatives

L-3 COMMUNICATIONS INCREASES OWNERSHIP STAKE IN MEDICAL EDUCATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC
World's leading supplier of patient and surgical simulators to become an L-3 subsidiary

METI & ABPS Team Up to Develop World's First American Board of Disaster Medicine Certification Examination
Patient Simulators Capable of Recognizing and Responding to Medical Treatment and Drugs will be Used to Test Physicians’ Skills in Disaster Medicine

U.S. Representative Katherine Harris Announces $5.8 Million Army Contract for METI
Sarasota Company Receives Three Year Contract to Equip

SCCM & METI Team Up to Incorporate Patient Simulation into Critical Care Programs
METI to Aid in Development of Curriculum for Disaster and Critical Care Practices

Stan is System-Wide Standard Man for City Colleges of Chicago
Order is Largest in History by Community College District

Lane County Area Medical Center First in State to Adopt State-of-the-art Simulators for Disaster Preparedness Training
HRSA Grant Helps Fund Purchase of Medical Simulators

METI Announces Major Order for North Carolina Virtual Training Center
First Responders Train for All Hazards at Emergency Medical Simulation and Education Center

METI Introduces the Program for Nursing Curriculum Integration
First Evidence Based Program for Seamless Integration of Simulation into any Undergraduate Nursing Program

Stan Has a Home in the Land Down Under
METI Simulation Technology in Australia & new Zealand

METI Announces Order for New 14,000 Sq. Ft. Simulation Center in Rochester, MN
Living, Breathing High-Tech Patient Simulators Bring Real Life Learning Experience to Medical Education

METI Announces Global Consortium to Develop Models for Human Patient Simulation
First global consortium to create the most realistic and advanced physiologic models for human patient simulation

METI to cut Stan loose
Government Contract Award Seeks Fully Contained Wireless Patient Simulator for Military Medic Training

NJ is First to Acquire Patient Simulation Technology for Standardized Readiness Program
METI to Deliver State-of-the-art Technology to New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services for Statewide Disaster Medicine and Homeland Security Program

METI goes “LiVE” in Ohio
$1 Million Contract Launches the World’s First Integrated Medical Simulation Learning Center at Ohio Teaching Hospital

National Disaster Life Support Foundation and METI Form Partnership for Delivering
Nationally Recognized Disaster Medicine Programs
METI granted exclusive license as the ADLS package provider