Construction of MERIC's offices, auditorium, and labs (click

here for a floor plan) was completed in the spring of 2002. The

facility is equipped with an eight station bio-skills lab for

medical training utilizing cadaveric specimens.

Directly adjacent to the bio-skills lab is a 50-seat auditorium.

The auditorium features a fully integrated audio/visual system

controlled via touch screen. This audio/visual system, allows

two-way communication and viewing between the bio-skills

lab, the auditorium, and the Premier Health Plaza surgical

suites.

Course participants in the bio-skills lab and or the auditorium

may have live interaction with surgeons in the surgical suites.

This interaction clearly enhances hands-on surgical training

experiences, anatomic dissections in the lab, and didactic

learning in the auditorium.