Core Education

General Surgery

  • August 10th: Suturing Skills and Ultrasound Basics Clinic for PGY1 residents. We are hosting the first in a two-part series on Wednesday, August 10. This full-day event will include instruction by Ethicon faculty in basic surgical skills and an introduction to the SonoSim course with hands-on practice in ultrasound-guided biopsies. Residents attending the event will receive a practice kit including surgical instruments from Ethicon. The hands-on ultrasound scanning will include phantom models of breast and liver lesions. Lunch is included. Registration is required for attendance
  • August 24: Resident Education Conference from 8 am to 11 am, we will be hosting an event on Thoracic Surgery. Click here to join.
  • September 21, 22, 28, and 29: Introduction to da Vinci Robotic Surgery – These half-day sessions for PGY2 residents will be held in the STEM Building at MSU. Residents will have hands-on practice with the da Vinci console and will be introduced to the My Intuitive app, which will allow them to log cases on the console toward the goal of obtaining “Equivalency Certification.” Registration is required for attendance.

Simulation Practice - MSUCOM SCS is pleased to offer ongoing opportunities for surgical residents to sign up for "General Surgery Simulation Practice" on FLS, FES, or SonoSim simulation equipment (please specify in the signup details). The equipment is housed on campus at MSU at Fee Hall and is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Click here to view the online sign-up sheet. Residents may sign up individually or as part of a group of up to 3 residents per two-hour slot.

FES Certified Testing Center – We are now an official SAGES testing site for BOTH FLS AND FES! Testing slots are available through SAGES. Click here for step-by-step instructions to schedule a testing appointment.

Orthopaedic Surgery

  • August 10th: Adult Joint Reconstruction - This event will take place from 8 AM - 11 AM. Please click here to attend.
  • September 7th: Pediatrics/Pediatric Orthopaedic Trauma. Please not the change to the FIRST Wednesday of the month. After a very long two-year hiatus, we will be going live! This event will be hosted at the Macomb University Center. For more information, please click here.

Standardized Patients

For information on the standardized patient policies, please click here.

Urologic Surgery

  • August 20th: Olympus Hands-On Workshop for PGY1, PGY2, and PGY3 Residents. This event, the first of the year, will be held at the Detroit Medical Center Campus. We will also hold an event with the same content at MSU’s East Fee Hall on October 7th. Stay tuned for more details. Breakfast is included. Registration is required for attendance. This event will include hands-on practice in the following procedures:
    1. Flexible Ureteroscopy: Demonstrate the safe and effective use of access devices and imaging equipment in ureteroscopy
    2. Lithotripsy (Laser): Demonstrate the safe and effective use of lithotripsy utilizing a laser. Flexible Office Cystoscopy: Demonstrate and teach the safe and effective use of flexible cystoscopy equipment
    3. Bipolar Cystoscopy Resection: Demonstrate the safe and effective use of bipolar cystoscopy resection equipment
    4. Lithotripsy (Shockpulse): Demonstrate the safe and effective use of lithotripsy utilizing Shockpulse
    5. PERC – Access: Demonstrate the technique for gaining access and creating a percutaneous tract for treatment of renal stones in the kidney
  • September 21, 22, 28, and 29​: Introduction to da Vinci Robotic Surgery – These half-day sessions for PGY2 residents will be held in the STEM Building at MSU. Residents will have hands-on practice with the da Vinci console and will be introduced to the My Intuitive app, which will allow them to log cases on the console toward the goal of obtaining “Equivalency Certification.” Registration is required for attendance.