Dr. Alex Morton is an educator, simulationist, and curriculum strategist with a clinical foundation in pediatric emergency, intensive care, and neonatal care. Her time at the bedside highlighted the gaps in communication skills training and inspired her passion for advancing the field of simulation to address these issues.
Dr. Morton earned her PhD in Health Professions Education from the MGH Institute of Health Professions, where her research focused on engagement in distance debriefing. She has held various leadership roles across academic, start-up, and community settings, including a two-year term as Co-Chair of the Annual Healthcare Distance Simulation Summit and co-founding the AI Healthcare Simulation Collaborative.
With experience spanning bedside care, immersive learning technologies, and operational leadership, Dr. Morton brings a systems-thinking approach to simulation-based education and health professions training.
PhD: Health Professions Education, 2022
MGH Institute of Health Professions - Boston, MA
MS: Healthcare Simulation, 2020
University of Alabama At Birmingham - Birmingham, AL
BSN: Nursing, 2014
University of South Alabama - Mobile, AL
Simulation Based Education