Chancellor King Announces Second Cohort of SUNY Nursing Simulation Fellows
November 10, 2025
14 Fellows Selected to Advance SUNY's Effort to Fully Leverage Nursing Simulation in Licensure Programs
Fellows Will Play a Key Role in Further Developing the New SUNY Simulation Shared Resource Library
Albany, NY – State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today announced the second cohort of the SUNY Nursing Simulation Fellowship for the 2025-2026 academic year. The 14-member cohort includes 10 returning fellows from the inaugural class and four new fellows. Through advanced professional development and the creation of system-wide resources to support simulation professionals, the SUNY Nursing Simulation Fellowship will help advance simulation-based education within SUNY's nursing licensure programs.
"SUNY is at the forefront of innovative academic and professional development models to help train the next generation of nurses and health care professionals," said SUNY Chancellor King. "The SUNY Nursing Simulation Fellowship supports educators from throughout the SUNY System to help generate materials that will provide nursing students with realistic and hands-on experience as part of their coursework. I thank each of our SUNY Nursing Simulation Fellows for stepping up and congratulate them on this well-earned recognition, which will help SUNY accomplish Governor Kathy Hochul's goals to expand New York State's highly skilled health care workforce."
SUNY Trustee Eric Corngold, Chair of the Academic Medical Centers and Hospitals Committee, said, "Governor Hochul charged SUNY to help address the critical health care workforce shortage and increase the health care workforce in New York State by 20%, and through this fellowship program, SUNY is working to achieve that goal. With the SUNY Nursing Simulation Fellowship, we will help ensure that our students receive the world-class education and job training they deserve."
The SUNY Nursing Simulation Fellowship was developed based on recommendations from the SUNY Future of Health Care Workforce Task Force, to help address the critical health care workforce shortage and work towards the Governor's goal of increasing the health care workforce in New York State by 20%. The following SUNY faculty members have been selected as new Fellows:
- Janie Dennis, SUNY Brockport
- Brian Kling, Onondaga Community College
- Samantha McCarthy, SUNY Canton
- Mary McDermott, SUNY Adirondack
The following SUNY faculty members are returning to the Fellowship for a second year:
- Susan Chory, SUNY Farmingdale State College
- Holly Farwell, SUNY Broome
- Kelly Foltz-Ramos, State University of New York at Buffalo
- Debra Giugliano, State University of New York at Stony Brook
- Kady Hoistion, SUNY Jefferson
- Suzanne Lindau, SUNY Orange
- Ashley Molina, Corning Community College
- Disa Seymour, SUNY Plattsburgh
- Lori-Marie Sprague, State University of New York at Binghamton
- Carlene Williams, SUNY Suffolk
State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, Chair of the Higher Education Committee, said, "As the sponsor of the bill expanding nursing simulation technology, I've spoken with many nursing students and educators who told me how vital hands-on training is to their confidence and success. The Nursing Simulation Fellowship ensures faculty can continue providing that real-world preparation—because when we invest in our students, we invest in the future of healthcare itself. This fellowship helps campuses prepare more students, more efficiently, and comes at a time when New York is facing a critical nursing shortage. I commend Chancellor King and the fellows for their leadership in advancing this important initiative."
State Senator Gustavo Rivera said, "I want to congratulate the second 14-member cohort of the SUNY Nursing Simulation Fellowship. This innovative fellowship program will provide the future nurses in our State with the necessary professional development to confront the health care challenges of tomorrow. We must continue to make meaningful investments in the short and long term to address our State's health care workforce shortage, which will improve how we deliver healthcare across New York."
State Assemblymember Alicia Hyndman, Chair of the Higher Education Committee, said, "I'm proud to see SUNY leading the way in strengthening New York's health care workforce through the launch of the second cohort of Nursing Simulation Fellows. This initiative not only builds on the success of its inaugural class but also elevates the standard of simulation-based nursing education across the state. The creation of the new SUNY Simulation Shared Resource Library will further empower educators and students alike. Congratulations to the distinguished faculty—Janie Dennis (SUNY Brockport), Brian Kling (Onondaga Community College), Samantha McCarthy (SUNY Canton), and Mary McDermott (SUNY Adirondack)—whose leadership and expertise will play a vital role in advancing the future of healthcare in New York."
State Assemblymember Donna Lupardo said, "SUNY's Nursing Simulation Fellows are an important part of NY's health care workforce strategy. The Fellows are uniquely positioned to shape the future of simulation-based learning for the entire SUNY system. Their contribution to the Shared Resource Library alone is invaluable to the development of SUNY's licensure programs and to their own professional development. SUNY is to be commended for pursuing the highest standard of excellence in simulation education."
Building on the success of the past year, SUNY Nursing Simulation Fellows will play a key role in further developing the SUNY Simulation Shared Resource Library, which launched as a pilot in June 2025. Fellows Kelly Foltz-Ramos from the State University of New York at Buffalo, Suzanne Lindau from SUNY Orange, Ashley Molina from Corning Community College, and Lori Sprague from the State University of New York at Binghamton have been selected as Co-Conveners to help lead this important work.
The SUNY Simulation Shared Resource Library is a new SUNY-wide resource designed to support current and future simulation educators. Initial content of the library was developed by 2024 – 2025 SUNY Nursing Simulation Fellows and includes a new educational training series on core health care simulation best practices, as well as the SUNY Shared Simulation & Interprofessional Education Activity Repository, a curated collection of peer-reviewed, ready-to-use simulation scenarios across diverse clinical specialties. 2025 – 2026 fellows will continue new content development aligned with national simulation standards of best practice and enhance current material based on pilot launch feedback.
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