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4 | 2021 Medical & Dental Directory Making Room Growing residency program to get its own dedicated space on campus By Lia Tremblay I n the 63 years since a modest Cape Fear Valley Hospital opened its doors, the surrounding campus has continually grown to meet the needs of area patients and families. The health system recently dusted off the golden shovels again for another groundbreaking. In a spot beside the Cape Fear Valley Cancer Treatment and CyberKnife Center, a five-story building is being constructed to house Cape Fear Valley's growing residency program. Together with Campbell University's Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine, the residency program began in 2017 to help address an increasing shortage of primary care and specialty physicians in nearby rural areas. In three years, the program has already more than tripled in size, going from 32 residents to over 130. Within the next decade, it will swell to include 300 residents. Clearly, it's time to make more room. What Will the Building Hold? Currently referred to as The Center for Medical Education and Research, the structure will span five floors. The first floor will be anchored by a 500- seat auditorium, the only area on campus large enough to hold all 300 residents and the faculty and staff guiding them through the program. The space will be modifiable to expand for large gatherings or break down into smaller instructional arrangements. It will be outfitted with state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment for technologically advanced instruction. The second floor will contain office space for faculty members and program directors, as well as private conference rooms. The third floor will be the home to brand-new simulation labs, where residents can practice with technology that simulates the procedures and interactions they will eventually face with actual patients. High-tech, interactive training mannequins help them to prepare for the hands-on experience of everything from neonatal care to identifying and treating heart attacks. And a laparoscopic simulator offers plenty of practice with the complicated maneuvering of small cameras and instruments that guide minimally invasive surgeries. The fifth floor will be the home of Cape Fear Valley's Neuroscience Institute, where The Cape Fear Valley Health Foundation hosted a groundbreaking for the Center for Medical Education & Research and Neuroscience Center on the morning of Jan. 14, 2021 Photos by Tony Wooten

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