Health Resources

John E. Alex, M.D., CHSE-A, CHSOS

Medical Director

Dr. Alex is the Medical Director for the Riverside Simulation Training Lab (RSTL) and has been working in Medical Simulation for over 10 years. Dr. Alex holds the Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator Advanced (CHSE-A) and Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist (CHSOS) credentials, is a practicing Emergency Medicine Physician, and serves as Adjunct Faculty for the Riverside Emergency Medicine Residency Program.


Kelly Matteson

Kelly Matteson, MSMS, RN, CHSOS

Simulation Lab Coordinator

Kelly Matteson, is the Simulation Lab Coordinator for the Riverside Simulation Training Lab (RSTL) and has been working in Medical Simulation for over 15 years. Kelly is a practicing Registered Nurse, and holds a Riverside Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. She chose to focus her career in healthcare simulation to improve clinical processes and practices that improve patient outcomes.


Dana Rudd

Dana Rudd, MS

Simulation Lab Technician

Dana Rudd is the Simulation Lab Technician for the Riverside Simulation Training Lab (RSTL) and has just begun her foray into Medical Simulation. She currently holds membership in the Society for Simulation in Healthcare and her educational background is in Forensic Medicine. She is now dedicating this stage of her career to healthcare simulation where she will provide technical support for all simulation lab operations.