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OUR CLINICAL INNOVATION

Our approach to clinical innovation is twofold:

We are sharing with our students an innovative and cutting-edge medical education,

one that will prepare them for the rapidly changing future of health science; and we are

at the forefront of innovations related to the way healthcare is practiced and delivered.

We are talking about innovations like Robotic Surgery. We are talking about innovations like the Mobile
In 2016, MSM and Grady Hospital received a grant for Research Unit. The first of its kind in the state of Georgia,
a $2-million dual-console teaching robot that allows this 30-foot-long Winnebago recreational vehicle travels
an attending surgeon and resident surgeon to operate throughout metro Atlanta and rural areas to provide
simultaneously. outreach and treatment and collect data for patients who
lack access to proper medical care.
Since then, MSM and Grady have used the technology to
complete more than 400 cases in general surgery, colorectal The camper is outfitted with the same technologies that
surgery, urology, and other specialties. are found in any top-notch clinical setting, including cardiac
monitors, a portable ultrasound machine, two exam rooms,
The state-of-the-art technology allows surgeons to use 3D
visualization and perform complex surgeries with minute, and a laboratory.
minimally invasive incisions that lead to better results, less
pain, and shorter hospital stays.

Unlike most other institutions, MSM gives our resident
graduates a certification in robotic surgery. We graduated our
first robotics-certified resident in 2018.