Sandra J. Feaster, RN, MS, MBA

Sandra J. Feaster, RN, MS, MBA

Ms. Feaster is currently the Program Director for the Center for Immersive and Simulation-based Learning (CISL - pronounced sizzle) at Stanford University in California. She is responsible for facilitating collaboration and coordination between all simulation activities at Stanford University. In addition, she is the administrative director for the Goodman Simulation Center, housed in middle of Stanford Hospital. The Goodman Center’s focus is on surgical task and team training. Because of its central location to both the adult and pediatric hospital, many groups (LifeFlight, Cardiac Cath Lab, etc) run their simulations in the Goodman Center. Ms. Feaster facilitated the opening of the Goodman Center in June of ’07. In March of 2008, the Center received Level I American College of Surgery accreditation.

Ms. Feaster is now involved with the planning (facility and administrative framework for the Li-Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center that will house 28,000 sq feet of simulation activity at Stanford and will open in 2010. She is also active in the Society of Simulation in Healthcare as a core member of the legislative committee.

Ms. Feaster comes to CISL from Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital where she was Project Director for Operations Excellence. She led teams in process improvement using Six Sigma and Lean techniques. Some areas of focus during her time at Packard were developing rapid process improvement initiatives for radiology, oncology/hematology, and OB patient progression.

She has worked in several medical technology and service start-up companies, and was a founding member and developer of the operational structure at LifeMasters Supported SelfCare®, a privately held disease management company. LifeMasters supports patients with diabetes, COPD, asthma and other chronic disease conditions.

Ms. Feaster holds a Master’s in Nursing with an emphasis on adult and pediatric critical care, she also has an MBA with a focus on marketing. She has completed course work in Six Sigma at the black belt level.