CAST (Center for Advanced Skills Training)
If you are a practicing physician interested in learning new or enhancing existing procedural and clinical skills, Cleveland Clinic offers one-on-one instruction by leading experts. We have three unique tracts available to meet your specific needs - Surgery, Medicine, and Hybrid. Under each tract are additional pathways to choose from. We believe every physician deserves world-class training.
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CAST Surgery Tract Pathways (choose one):
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Preceptorship (Observation only - includes OR, clinical and meetings)
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Hands-on Training (includes preceptorship activities, as well as direct, supervised patient care in OR cases)
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CAST Medicine Tract Pathway:
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Preceptorship (Observation only - includes clinical, meetings, and admin)
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CAST Hybrid (Surgery & Medicine) Tract Pathway:
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Combination of the following:
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Preceptorship (Observation only - includes OR, clinical, meetings, and/or admin)
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Hands-on Training (includes preceptorship activities, as well as direct, supervised patient care in OR cases)
For any CAST inquiries, please contact Brian Kissinger (
kissinb@ccf.org) or Danielle Harris (
harrisd9@ccf.org).
For any international observership or preceptorship inquiries, please follow this link to the
Center for international Medical Education
About CAST