AMA: Healthcare: When the Simulator Becomes the Teacher: How 3D Printing Is Redefining Surgical Training

• 3D Printing for Healthcare is the topic of our next event, AMA: Healthcare 2026 on June 4th. A French collaborative team presented the case for 3D printed surgical simulators at AMA: Healthcare 2025, walking attendees through the development of Otosurg, a multi-material ear surgery training model that combines clinical realism, anatomical customization, and validated competency…

3D Printing for Healthcare is the topic of our next event, AMA: Healthcare 2026 on June 4th. A French collaborative team presented the case for 3D printed surgical simulators at AMA: Healthcare 2025, walking attendees through the development of Otosurg, a multi-material ear surgery training model that combines clinical realism, anatomical customization, and validated competency assessment. The project brings together Mael Duportal, Additive Manufacturing and CAD Engineer, M3DPrint, Juliette Prebot, Lead R&D Engineer, PRIM3D at AP-HP (Greater Paris University Hospitals), and ENT Consultant François from AP-HP and Professor at Université Paris Cité, and sits at the intersection of a pressing clinical problem: how do you train surgeons on procedures they have never performed, without puttin