Center for Advanced Skills Training (CAST)

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.

  • CAST Surgery Tract Pathways (Choose One):
    • Preceptorship (observation only: includes OR, clinical and meetings)
    • Hands-on training (includes preceptorship activities, as well as direct, supervised patient care in OR cases)

  • CAST Medicine Tract Pathway
    Preceptorship (observation only: includes clinical, meetings and admin)

  • CAST Hybrid (Surgery & Medicine) Tract Pathway
    A combination of the following:
    • Preceptorship (observation only: includes OR, clinical, meetings, and/or admin)
    • Hands-on training (includes preceptorship activities, as well as direct, supervised patient care in OR cases)

For 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.

Resuscitation 

The American Heart Association (AHA) offers many courses throughout the year, including: ACLS, ACLS EP, Airway, BLS, Heartsaver, NRP and PALS.

Fundamentals of Central Venous Access

Designed and led by highly experienced Cleveland Clinic clinicians, the Fundamentals of Central Venous Access course provides the core skills necessary to perform ultrasound-guided placement of central venous catheters in adult patients. This program will prepare the novice proceduralist to safely obtain proctored experiences in the clinical setting. The primary audience includes physician trainees, advanced practice providers (APRNs and PAs), and students pursuing those roles. This course is also appropriate for practicing clinicians who are incorporating ultrasound-guided central venous access as a new skill to their practice.

Cleveland Clinic Ultrasound Course: Integrating POCUS into Your Practice

This comprehensive program equips healthcare professionals with state-of-the-art skills in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), from building a successful program to mastering procedural and diagnostic techniques. Enhance your practice through hands-on workshops, simulation training, and expert-led sessions focused on improving patient outcomes and integrating POCUS seamlessly into your workflow.

Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES)

Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS)