About Us
Created to advance the science of medicine and to enrich medical education, the Northwestern Center
for Advanced Surgical Education (N-CASE) has become a model for other academic medical centers
throughout the nation as they endeavor to develop similar training facilities. N-CASE regularly
receives recognition as a premier multidisciplinary surgical training facility by faculty, guest
surgeons and industry representatives alike.
Such recognition is well-deserved, for the center
continues to develop its services and to support the specialized education of surgeons and other
health care providers in a variety of disciplines. Research involving new procedures and technological
development also takes place within the center. Equipped with the newest surgical technologies and
training simulators and lead by established and world-renowned
faculty, N-CASE promotes optimum technical skills education for "Safer Surgery Today, Better Surgery Tomorrow."
NCASE is an American College of Surgeons Level 1 - comprehensive educational institute.