• İlkan Tatar, Emre Huri, İlker Selçuk, Young Lee Moon, Alberto Paoluzzi, and Andreas Skolarikos.
• Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
• Turk J Med Sci. 2019 Oct 24; 49 (5): 125712701257-1270.

Background/AimIt is necessary to incorporate novel training modalities in medical education, especially in surgical fields, because of the limitations of cadaveric training. Traditional medical education has many drawbacks, such as residency working hour restrictions, patient safety conflicts with the learning needs, and the lack of hands-on workshops. The MedTRain3DModsim Project aimed to produce 3-dimensional (3D) medical printed models, simulations, and innovative applications for every level of medical training using novel worldwide technologies. It was aimed herein to improve the interdisciplinary and transnational approaches, and accumulate existing experience for medical education, postgraduate studies, and specialty training.Materials And MethodsThis project focused on models of solid organs and the urinary system, including the kidney, prostate, ureter, and liver. With 3D medical printing, it is possible to produce a body part from inert materials in just a few hours with the standardization of medical 3D modeling.ResultsThe target groups of this project included medical students and residents, graduate students from engineering departments who needed medical education and surgical training, and medical researchers interested in health technology or clinical and surgical an atomy.ConclusionIt was also intended to develop a novel imaging platform for education and training by reevaluating the existing data using new software and 3D modalities. Therefore, it was believed that our methodology could be implemented in all related medical fields.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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