Clinical Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Clinical Learning Center and Simulation Lab
University of Michigan School of Nursing
Dr. Melissa A. Bathish is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of the Clinical Learning Center and Simulation Lab at the University of Michigan School of Nursing. She is also a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and serves as the Pediatric Specialty Lead at the School of Nursing.
Dr. Bathish received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree at the University of Michigan. She also received her Master of Science degree in the Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist program and Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
She is a clinical educator and researcher focusing on simulation-based learning methods and technologies, specifically the development of innovative mixed reality technologies for skills and procedural training for nursing and medicine. Dr. Bathish is a Healthcare Innovation Impact Program Fellow at the University of Michigan and chairs the International Nursing Association of Clinical Simulation and Learning simulation education Sustainability Special Interest Group.