SC Innovation Awareness Month (IAM)

MUSC’s Innovation Showcase is expanding beyond the Charleston campus, with each Region hosting its own poster session during Innovation Week. These regional showcases highlight the creativity and problem‑solving happening across MUSC’s statewide system, giving care teams the opportunity to share ideas, spotlight local innovation, and contribute to enterprise‑wide improvement efforts.

Join us as we celebrate 30 years of Humanitas, MUSC’s longstanding literary and creative arts journal that showcases the voices, stories, and reflections of our campus community.

MUSC’s Innovation Showcase is expanding beyond the Charleston campus, with each Regionhosting its own poster session during Innovation Week. These regional showcases highlight the creativity and problem‑solving happening across MUSC’s statewide system, giving care teams the opportunity to share ideas, spotlight local innovation, and contribute to enterprise‑wide improvement efforts.

This faculty-focused session introduces Academic Affairs Faculty to the capabilities of the DREAM Studio. It is designed to encourage integration of design thinking, prototyping, and innovation tools into teaching and research.

Led by the Office of Interprofessional Initiatives, this hands-on workshop introduces an AI-driven simulation platform that allows participants to explore clinical scenarios, team-based learning, and adaptive AI mentoring tools.

The symposium brings together investigators, clinicians, and trainees from all divisions to share new discoveries, exchange ideas, and spark interdisciplinary collaboration. Attendees will have the opportunity to present their work, engage with peers, and gain valuable feedback in a supportive academic environment.

Discover how MUSC prepares the next generation of healthcare professionals with a behind‑the‑scenes tour of the MUSC Healthcare Simulation Center. The center offers a unique look at how MUSC drives excellence in education, teamwork, and innovation across the health sciences. Tours have a maximum of 20 participants at one time. 

MUSC’s Innovation Showcase extends beyond the Charleston campus, with each Region hosting its own poster session during Innovation Month. These regional showcases highlight the creativity and problem‑solving happening across MUSC’s statewide system, giving care teams the opportunity to share ideas, spotlight local innovation, and contribute to enterprise‑wide improvement efforts.

This session, led by the Office of Research Development and Corporate & Foundation Relations, will provide guidance on internal and external funding opportunities, along with strategies for positioning innovation-focused proposals.

MUSC’s Innovation Showcase extends beyond the Charleston campus, with each Region hosting its own poster session during Innovation Month. These regional showcases highlight the creativity and problem‑solving happening across MUSC’s statewide system, giving care teams the opportunity to share ideas, spotlight local innovation, and contribute to enterprise‑wide improvement efforts.

Event featuring vendors, live demonstrations, and engagement with tools that support research, clinical care, and education. It provides a broad view of the innovation ecosystem at MUSC.

Discover how MUSC prepares the next generation of healthcare professionals with a behind‑the‑scenes tour of the MUSC Healthcare Simulation Center.  The center offers a unique look at how MUSC drives excellence in education, teamwork, and innovation across the health sciences. Tours have a maximum of 20 participants at one time. 

This event highlights student-driven innovation, where participants present healthcare solutions for a chance to receive funding. It supports entrepreneurship, interdisciplinary collaboration, and applied problem-solving.

The Innovation Showcase on the Greenway is a highlight of Innovation Month, featuring a poster session where MUSC employees and students can review innovative projects and vote on the “People’s Choice” award. The event transforms the Greenway into a lively space for collaboration, complete with treats and activities that reflect MUSC’s commitment to a vibrant culture of innovation.

This panel will feature members of the AI Institute and will focus on AI frameworks for MUSC, development of an introductory AI course, and strategies for AI implementation in education. This session is intended to provide a strategic vision for AI across the institution.

Immediately following the AI panel, this event highlights the evolution of innovation at MUSC, showcasing key milestones in healthcare, education, and research while connecting past advancements to future initiatives.

This session will feature real-world examples of patient-specific 3D printing and clinical applications developed in collaboration with MUSC Children’s Hospital, demonstrating the impact of innovation on patient care and education.

An energetic, interactive forum designed to elevate teaching and spark cross‑disciplinary collaboration. The event features 7‑minute lightning sessions where faculty and staff share practical, high‑impact strategies that can be applied immediately in classroom, clinical, and lab environments. This format promotes idea exchanges, innovation in education, and community building across MUSC. Attendees can participate in person or virtually, making it accessible for educators across the institution.