Jill Sanko

Jill Sanko serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Health Professions Education at the MGH Institute of Health Professions, bringing award-winning innovation from clinical research, simulation education, and patient safety domains spanning nearly two decades.

Her academic credentials include:

• PhD in Simulation Education, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies
• MS in NP Trauma Critical Care, University of Maryland Baltimore
• BS in Nursing, Rush University
• BA in Anthropology, University of Florida

Dr. Sanko pioneers simulation-based education to transform systems thinking and inter-professional teamwork, focusing on improving healthcare quality and safety through evidence-based communication strategies and patient safety protocols developed during her tenure at NIH and University of Miami.

Her professional recognitions encompass:

• Advanced Certified Simulation Educator (CHSE-A)
• Fellow of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (FSSH)
• Certified Friday Night at the ER program leadership

As an active SSH leader serving on the Research Committee, Meetings Oversight Commission Chair, and Virtual Simulation Scholars Program Co-director, she mentors emerging scholars while teaching undergraduate nursing/public health and graduate health professions courses across inter-disciplinary curricula.