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Challenges of planning new MUSC hospital addressed in journal     A paper to be published in the November issue of Academic Medicine (the peer-reviewed journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges) describes the challenges faced by MUSC in its efforts to replace its teaching hospital with the new facility now under construction.   “Addressing the need for updated hospital facilities has been a major issue for us during the past few years,” said Jerry Reves, M.D., dean of the College of Medicine and vice president of academic affairs at MUSC, who is principal author of the paper. “Medical schools across the country either face now or will face similar issues, and we felt that sharing our experience through this publication, widely read by administrators of academic medical centers, would be a service to our colleagues.”   Entitled, “Replacing the Academic Medical Center’s Teaching Hospital,” the paper is also authored by Stuart Smith, vice president of operations and executive director of the MUSC Medical Center; Ray Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D., MUSC president; and Donald Johnson, M.D., chairman of the MUSC Board of Trustees.   In the paper, the authors discuss key questions such as: “Build or Renovate: What Should We Do?”; “The New Hospital: Where Should We Build It?”; The Old Hospital: What Would Become of It?”; and “The Lessons We’ve Learned.”   Reves will join several other renowned leaders in the field of medical education and hospital administration, to discuss challenges faced by their respective institutions during a panel session at the Association of American Medical Colleges annual meeting in Washington, D.C., in November. A video webcast of this event will be available online after noon Eastern time on Nov. 8. To access this video, visit http://www.academicmedicine.org.   Friday, Nov. 4, 2005 Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to petersnd@musc.edu or catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Community Press at 849-1778.