Yahya Ayhan Acar

Yahya A. Acar, MD is the Director of Medical Simulation at Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA, where he leads medical simulation training and emergency medicine education. With extensive experience in Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), Dr. Acar has been instrumental in updating and teaching life-saving trauma management techniques in tactical environments. His expertise includes developing cost-effective simulators for critical procedures like cricothyroidotomy and ultrasound-guided interventions, particularly for use in rural healthcare training across Georgia. Dr. Acar has also played a key role in organizing Transition to Residency (TTR) courses across multiple campuses and leads simulation-based ACLS-BLS certification programs. His work has been recognized in leading emergency medicine textbooks, and he continues to innovate in medical simulation education, expanding programs at Mercer Medicine's campuses.