Bob Armstrong is passionate about leveraging modeling and simulation technologies to improve patient safety and outcomes. He serves as an Assistant Professor within the School of Health Professions and as Executive Director of the Sentara Center for Simulation and Immersive Learning at Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) in Norfolk, Virginia. He also the Program Director for the National Center for Collaboration in Medical Modeling and Simulation, and EVMS Director of Corporate Relations. Bob served as the President of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare in 2020. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and Naval Postgraduate School, retiring from the U.S. Marine Corps as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2005.