Program Overview

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Academic Programs

The university offers a range of academic programs, including:

• Graduate Medical Education
• Medical Students
• Continuing Medical Education
• Master of Public Health
• Pathway Programs

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The faculty comprises various departments and initiatives, including:

• Academy of Medical Educators
• AnMed Faculty
• Appointment, Promotion & Tenure
• Associate Deans
• Educator Resources
• Faculty Council
• Faculty Development Roundtables
• Late Career Transitions
• Mentoring Plans
• New Faculty Orientation
• Researcher Resources
• South Carolina AHEC Appointment & Promotion
• Teaching Opportunities

Research & Innovation

The university's research and innovation initiatives include:

• Bridge Funding
• Project Grants
• Research Initiatives

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The university's profile includes:

• Academic Leadership
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• A New Building
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• Our History
• Pathways & Engagement

General Surgery Simulation

Surgical Simulation at MUSC: Designed for Resident Success

Simulation is essential to modern surgical education. The mission of the surgery simulation curriculum is to cultivate the technical and cognitive skills development of surgical trainees in an environment optimally focused on their education. The goal of simulation training is to improve the quality of delivered care and patient safety, while empowering the capable surgeons of tomorrow.

The curriculum is tailored per resident level to ensure residents feel prepared for the cases they will be participating in on a daily basis, before they walk into the operating room. Douglas Cassidy, M.D., Director of Surgical Simulation for the MUSC General Surgery Residency Program, leads a cutting-edge initiative to integrate simulation-based training into surgical education.

Simulation Center

The Surgical Simulation Center is a state-of-the-art facility that provides residents with easy, round-the-clock access to:

• Laparoscopic, robotic, and endoscopic surgical trainers
• Microsurgery tools and open surgical equipment
• The main OR da Vinci Simulator
• Certified testing for SAGES FLS and FES
• Space for classroom and small-group learning

Residents will have the opportunity to practice skills related to open surgery, laparoscopy, and robotics. There is a mix of non-anatomic and ex-vivo tissue labs. The MUSC Simulation Center is an official FLS testing center, and it also offers curriculum and training in flexible endoscopy to prepare residents for FES certification and the opportunity to achieve a certification in robotics through a graduated curriculum completed both through simulation, online didactics, and console cases.