with Karrina Mock CRNA and Derrick Duarte CRNA of the VA Medical Center San Francisco
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 ~ 7:30 – 8:30 pm at Terra Linda High School’s Innovation Hub
Description: The ever-popular VAMC SF Healthcare Simulation Lab returns! Join us on a journey exploring how technology has heightened medical education through demonstrations, simulations and virtual reality. We’ll focus on basic life support and team dynamics to get our audience to save a life!
Bios: Karrina is a Simulation Instructor and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She received her BSN at the University of California, Irvine followed by an MSN at Samuel Merritt University. She has worked at multiple hospitals, including Stanford Hospital, UC Irvine Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente facilities and the San Francisco VA Health Care Services. Simulation in healthcare has allowed her to combine her passion for anesthesia, innovation and education into an advanced learning environment for the new generation of learners.
Derrick is a Nurse Anesthetist at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. He grew up in San Diego where he earned a BS in Biochemistry & Cell Biology from UC San Diego. He worked in cancer research and biotech before obtaining his Masters in Nursing degree from University of San Diego. He obtained his MSN and anesthesia degree at Samuel Merritt University in Oakland and has been working as a CRNA in the operating room and simulation lab at the San Francisco VAMC and serving as Advanced Pharmacology instructor at USD since 2018. On his off time, Derrick enjoys cooking, providing anesthesia on medical mission trips, hiking, backpacking, running trails, and rock climbing.
(Previous presentations: 4/30/25; 3/20/24)
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