Medical Applications of 3D printing

Program Overview

King's College London's Summer School offers an intensive 3D printing course that covers the fundamentals of building and operating a 3D printer. Students explore the applications of 3D printing in healthcare, including image segmentation and anatomical modeling. The course culminates in a project display and presentation, and is comparable to a 15-credit undergraduate module, potentially earning students external credit from their home institutions.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Summer School modules are designed to be intensive, intellectually-stimulating short courses. They are taught by King’s academics in academic disciplines where King's has expertise. Classes are very international with students from all around the globe learning together. Each module is 150 study hours comprising intensive teaching, independent study and group work and is examined to university standards. It will cover the basics of building a small 3D printer and understanding how the printer works. Students will also get insight into the cost effectiveness of 3D printing and its multiple applications in health care. Image segmentation of medical images such as CT and MR scans will be introduced in order to create 3D anatomical models such as a femur or an aorta. The course will also cover the basics of 3D design using the FreeCAD software. The students will learn how to prepare and translate the 3D models they created to 3D prints.

Assessment:

Presentation (30%) Project display (70%)