Dr. Haru Okuda is the Executive Director of USF Health’s Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS), overseeing a state-of-the-art training facility dedicated to improving clinical skills and patient care worldwide. He also serves as USF Health’s Associate Vice President of Interprofessional Education and Practice, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medical Education, Associate Dean of Emerging Healthcare & Educational Technologies, and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs for the Department of Emergency Medicine. He practices clinically at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital. Previously, Dr. Okuda was the National Medical Director for the VA’s SimLEARN program, leading simulation-based training strategy for over 150 VA medical centers, and served as Director of the Institute for Medical Simulation and Advanced Learning for New York City Health and Hospitals. A recognized leader in healthcare simulation, he co-created SimWars™, a competition designed to enhance teamwork and crisis management. He has co-authored multiple textbooks, peer-reviewed publications, and book chapters and is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP) and an inaugural Fellow of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare Academy (FSSH). Dr. Okuda has received numerous awards for leadership, education, and innovation and is a frequent international speaker on healthcare simulation and emerging educational technologies.