Giugliano Returns for Second Cohort of SUNY Nursing Simulation Fellowship

Debra Giugliano, a clinical assistant professor in the Stony Brook School of Nursing, was one of 10 people from the inaugural class of the SUNY Nursing Simulation Fellowship who will return for a second year in 2025-2026.

The 14-member cohort includes 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 John B. King Jr. in announcing the second cohort on November 10. "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."

Giugliano is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner and certified pediatric oncology nurse; her clinical specialties include caring for children with cancer and blood disorders in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. She was the recipient of the APON Excellence in Pediatric Oncology Nursing Award, the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Excellence in Clinical Practice Award, a Village Times Herald Educators of the Year award, the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council Nurse of Excellence in 2010 and the Nan Songer Distinguished APHOES Member Award in 2016. Giugliano is also the founder and director of the internationally recognized School Intervention and Reentry Program at Stony Brook Children's Hospital.

In addition to advancing their knowledge and skills in simulation education, Fellows will have the unique opportunity to shape the future of simulation-based learning across the SUNY system. Through their expertise, they will contribute to the development of the SUNY Simulation Shared Resource Library, a central repository of nursing simulation resources that will benefit nursing programs system-wide.