Jamie M. Robertson, PhD, MPH
Dr. Jamie M. Robertson (she/her) is a senior research scientist at the STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an assistant professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School. She serves as the course director for the Operating Room Team Training with Simulation program, which trains over 150 individuals a year in core skills related to team performance in the OR.
Dr. Robertson’s research focuses on leadership and communication between healthcare teams, specifically within the operating room. Her work has been funded through the CRICO Risk Management Foundation, the Translational Institute for Space Health (TRISH), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. She serves as a reviewer for multiple clinical and educational journals and is an associate editor for the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.
She is certified as a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator-Advanced from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH). Within SSH, she has held numerous leadership positions on committees and task forces, including serving as a 2024 Co-Chair for the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH). She currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Development Committee, the Chair of the Surgery Special Interest Group, and an Associate Editor for the Healthcare Simulation Dictionary. She has been inducted into the Fellows Academy for SSH, honoring her contributions and commitment to the field of health care simulation.
At Harvard Medical School, she teaches social medicine in the Pathways program for medical students and statistical methods in the Masters in Medical Education program. Dr. Robertson leads and teaches in many programs for healthcare professionals, including Foundations of Clinical Research, Global Clinical Scholars Research Training Program, Effective Writing for Health Care, and the Clinical Science Scholars Program. She is also involved in the MSc in Patient Safety and Human Factors program at the University of Edinburgh, where she is the Year 2 Director and Course Lead for Quality Improvement for Safer Practice.
Dr. Robertson completed her undergraduate education in English/Creative Writing and Political Science at Seattle University before earning her MPH in Behavioral and Community Health Sciences and PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. She has completed continuing education in medical education and leadership, including completing the Leadership Education and Development program through the Association of American Medical Colleges. She is currently pursuing a Masters in Medical Education through the University of Dundee in Scotland.