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Haru Okuda

@haru.okuda

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Exec. Director & CEO | USF Health CAMLS
Assoc. Dean & AVP, USF Health | Emergency Physician
Advancing healthcare simulation globally 🌍

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#IMSH2026 in the books. It was amazing to see everyone. Thank you for the great conversations and memories. Look forward to seeing everyone again in 2027! Have a great year! taken in Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center by @haru.okuda

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Amazing trip to @fac.medicinaunam and @saber_imss_mx to learn about the incredible work being done in 🇲🇽 for healthcare learners and patients using #simulation and #IPE. Thank you for the opportunity to participate and represent @usfhealth @camlstampa and @society_for_simulation. taken in Mexico City, Mexico by @haru.okuda

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Great second day at HPSN 2023 in Bangalore, India. @cae_healthcare @vasa.ac.in @usfhealth @usfworld @camlstampa taken in Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre by @haru.okuda

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Not everything I do in Japan involves work! 🇯🇵🍣

A few food highlights from our latest trip to Tokyo. From old favorites to some great new discoveries, we definitely ate well!

The food is always one of my favorite parts of visiting Japan. Already planning my next trip!

#Japan #Tokyo #JapaneseFood taken in Tokyo, Japan by @haru.okuda

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Back to Jeju after 25 years! 🇰🇷

My wife and I first visited Jeju Island 25 years ago, and we finally had a chance to return together. So much has changed, but Jeju is still a beautiful place with amazing food and wonderful people.

We spent the week exploring the island, hiking Mount Hallasan, enjoying the scenery, and finding some incredible local food, including samgyeopsal and samgyetang.

One of the unexpected highlights was a visit to @dakjang2 a small restaurant serving some of the best samgyetang we’ve ever had. We had a chance to meet the owner and enjoyed a brief but memorable conversation. We’ve since kept in touch through Instagram, and he shared his dream of someday bringing his food to other countries, including the US.

It reminded me how much I enjoy traveling and meeting people from different backgrounds. Sometimes the most meaningful encounters happen when you least expect them, even over a simple meal.

Wishing him continued success and hoping to enjoy his samgyetang someday in the US!

Thank you, Jeju! Hope it won’t take another 25 years to return! 😊🇰🇷

#Jeju #JejuIsland #SouthKorea #Hallasan taken in Jeju-do by @haru.okuda

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We’re always talking about what happens at CAMLS… but sometimes, it’s better to just show you. 🎥💚
From hands-on healthcare simulation and surgical training to research, innovation and collaboration, there’s a lot happening inside CAMLS every day.
So for this Friday, come take a look inside and see where learning gets hands-on, ideas come to life and healthcare teams prepare for what’s next.
📍 Downtown Tampa
🎬 Welcome to CAMLS, and have a great weekend!
Learn more: camls-us.org
#CAMLS #USFHealth #HealthcareSimulation #MedicalEducation #HealthcareInnovation #Tampa @usfhealth by @haru.okuda

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Amazing two days on the hill with some of my favorite healthcare simulation colleagues to expand the use of healthcare simulation for readiness, workforce, and patient safety during healthcare simulation week. #hcsw2026 #hcsimweek taken in Cannon House Office Building by @haru.okuda

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What does healthcare simulation mean to you?

For each of us, the answer is a little different. For some, it means preparedness. For others, it means patient safety, confidence, teamwork, innovation, or making sure healthcare professionals are ready for the moments that matter most.

For all of us, it means better care for patients.

This Healthcare Simulation Week, our team took that message to Capitol Hill. 🏛️ We shared our stories, our passion, and the impact of simulation—and we advocated for the investment needed to bring this work to even more communities.

Because simulation isn’t “just training.” It’s a way to prepare healthcare teams for the unexpected, strengthen our healthcare workforce, improve patient safety, and build a more prepared healthcare system.

And if we want change, we have to advocate for it. We have to show up. We have to tell our stories. And we have to make sure policymakers understand why this work matters.

So this week, we’re not just celebrating healthcare simulation.

We’re advocating for its future.

#HealthcareSimulationWeek #HealthcareSimulation #SimulationInHealthcare #PatientSafety @society_for_simulation @haru.okuda @krystlekcampbell @curtiskitch @legweak85 @ryanribeira #HealthcareAdvocacy CapitolHill MedicalEducation HealthcareInnovation TeamSimulation taken in Washington D. C. by @haru.okuda

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On to the next… @reprichmccormick @society_for_simulation @kristenbrown_ @wendylagrange @haru.okuda @legweak85 @ryanrebeira @krystlekcampbell by @haru.okuda

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Today, we’re taking healthcare simulation to Capitol Hill. 🏛️

Because if we want healthcare to be safer, more prepared, and more equitable, we can’t just talk about change—we have to advocate for it.

The Society for Simulation in Healthcare’s accredited network now includes 278 programs across 49 states and jurisdictions, representing roughly 350 training sites. These programs are already embedded in communities across the country, including federally designated healthcare shortage areas.

Today, we’re asking Congress to recognize and invest in the power of simulation to strengthen healthcare preparedness, patient safety, workforce readiness, and our national response infrastructure.

For me, this work is deeply personal. I’ve spent much of my career building simulation programs, training healthcare professionals, and seeing firsthand what happens when we give people the opportunity to practice before they have to perform in real life.

If you want change. If you want improvement. If you want healthcare to be better—you have to fight for it.

So today, we’re showing up. We’re sharing the data. We’re telling the stories. And we’re advocating for the future of healthcare.

#HealthcareSimulation #Advocacy #SimulationInHealthcare #PatientSafety #HealthcareInnovation CapitolHill SSH MedicalEducation by @haru.okuda

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🎬 Behind the scenes of 100 Stories, 100 Seconds at CAMLS.

Honored to capture Dr. Haru Okuda’s story as part of 100 Asian and Asian American voices coming together on one screen this November.

WORLD PREMIERE — NOV 14 | IMAGINE MUSEUM | 12–9 PM
🎬 Film Premiere · 🍜 Asian Food · 🎭 Cultural Performances · 🤝 Networking @imaginemuseum

NOV 17 | GREEN BENCH BREWING | 6–9 PM
🎬 Film Screening · 🍜 Asian Food · 🤝 Networking @greenbenchbrewing

FREE ADMISSION — SPACE IS LIMITED
Reserve your spot through the link in bio.

Presented by Tigertail Asian Film Festival as part of Creative Pinellas’ Art Everywhere 2026, made possible by a Creative Pinellas grant through Pinellas County arts tourism funding.

📸 Photo credit: William Duffin / @camlstampa

@haru.okuda @usfhealth @creativepinellas @visitspc

#100Stories100Seconds #TigertailAsianFilmFestival #AsianAmericanStories #StPete taken in Saint Petersburg, Florida by @haru.okuda

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Amazing week catching up with my simulation colleagues and friends from @society_for_simulation during #simops2026! Over 300 participants from across 17 countries sharing their wisdom in simulation operations. Thank you all for coming to see us at @camlstampa! Sharing a peak into the newly published SSH IMSH Yearbook! Hoping to get autographs from all of my simulation friends and past presidents. Until next time or at latest #IMSH2027. taken in Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS) by @haru.okuda

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