04/15/2025
OMG! Is that real? No, those are hydrogel models. The first time I operated on a hydrogel model many years ago I was not impressed. But, these are different. Through continual research, technology and feedback from surgeons, the folks at Johns Hopkins Urology department have significantly improved these hydrogel models to the point where they can truly be used to train the next generation of prosthetic surgeons. I actually read an article on the plane ride over that medical schools are moving away from real cadaver models to train physicians to 3D animations and hydrogel models. We will see how that works. The remaining pictures are of the lectures, co-faculty, attendees, the iconic buildings of the hospital campus and, of course,......... the Nutting Gallery. I'm not making that up.
