South Carolina regional publication UpstateToday highlights Arthrex’s partnership with Tri-County Technical College (TCTC), in offering an externship program designed to highlight the intersection of advanced manufacturing and healthcare. Twelve TCTC students - six CNC Machine Tool students and six students enrolled in the Surgical Technology program - took part in the course that demonstrated how machining accuracy and adherence to quality standards translate into patient safety and reliable surgical outcomes.

Working in paired teams, students used Arthrex devices to simulate shoulder procedures while gaining insight into both how instruments are made and how they’re used in the operating room—an experience faculty and participants each described as a valuable, hands-on look at the broader continuum of patient care.