Center for Surgical Innovation and Training
The Center of Surgical Innovation and Training (CSI&T) is a state-of-the-art operating room that allows medical students, residents, and surgical and OB/GYN specialists to perform surgery rather than watch it on anatomical donors. This opportunity is not available to students at other medical schools, which makes our program unique.
The CSI&T allows Quillen to enhance students' medical education across the board. This facility provides some of the most realistic surgical training in the world.
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Explore what the CSI&T offers:
- State-of-the-art operating room, just like what you would find in a hospital. The only difference is that the CSI&T is not sterile.
- Instead of using live patients, we train using donors from our anatomical gift program.
- Allows our medical students and our residents in surgical and OB/GYN specialities the opportunity to perform surgery rather than watch it being performed.
- Quillen utlizes the center to provide innovative, cutting-edge training to area practicing surgeons.
Learn more about the CSI&T
CSI&T: Overview
CSI&T: First Workshop
Dr. Tom Kwasigroch
Dr. Kwasigroch, is one of Quillen's longest and most beloved professors. He is known around Quillen as Dr. Kwas. He teaches in the Department of Medical Education and was the brilliant mind behind the implementation of the CSI&T, which launched in 2023.
Dr. Kwas is proud to find innovative ways to enhance Quillen's students medical education. The Quillen College of Medicine remains at the foreront of surgical training and practices, continually expanding its existing programs.