Surgical stapling, laparoscopy and new surgical approaches require highly specialized training to familiarize practitioners with new technology and to ensure patient safety.
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| Harvard Medical School houses one of USSC's Centers of Excellence for training and research in minimally invasive surgery. From left, Harvard research fellows Dario Fauza, MD; Lars J. Cisek, MD, PhD; and William Greif, MD, review laparoscopic suturing techniques with Mary Ann Minichillo, Director, Educational Development, USSC. |
The company’s technical sales force is a critical factor in its success. Their intensive training program is centered on developing technical proficiency with USSC’s products, combined with the basics of hospital economics, marketing and reimbursement. Part technician, part teacher and part business consultant, USSC’s representatives are playing a growing role in helping hospitals achieve better patient outcomes while reducing costs.
 Part technician, part teacher and part business consultant, USSC's representatives are playing a growing role in helping hospitals achieve better patient outcomes while reducing costs. |
As we enter the highly complex areas of cardiac surgery, interventional
cardiology and spine surgery, USSC’s worldwide training capability enhances our
competitive position.
The company’s wholly-owned educational facilities include state-of-the-art centers
in Elancourt, France and Fujinomiya, Japan, as well as at corporate headquarters in
Norwalk, Connecticut. USSC's web site and video
teleconferencing, which links surgical suites worldwide, allow the transmission of
knowledge about surgery to reach across the globe with unprecedented speed and ease.
 Korean sales trainees Young Rang Park and Seung-Jae Yang practice using laparoscopic instruments under the supervision of Chul Jong (CJ) Kim, Field Marketing Manager (right). |
