Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Simulator/Model Competition

The ACS Surgeons and Engineers: A Dialogue on Surgical Simulation Meeting will host the second DIY simulator/model competition during the 2025 meeting. The aim of the competition is to promote the development of do-it-yourself simulators and models and encourage the use of the simulators and models to improve simulation-based surgical education and training. While surgeon-engineer collaboration is encouraged, submitters are not required to be surgeons or engineers. If your entry is accepted, you will have the opportunity to give a short presentation and hands-on demonstration with your simulators/models at the 2025 meeting. You will need to register for the meeting to present your simulators/models. Please see the following entry submission information.

• Deadline: TBD
• Invitation notification: TBD
• Eligibility: Entries from any simulator/model companies will not be accepted.
• 1st place winner prize: A 50% discounted registration for the 2026 Surgeons & Engineers Meeting
• Presentation format: 60-minute interactive demonstration

A panel of expert judges will evaluate the simulator/model. If invited, you must register for the meeting to participate in the DIY Simulator/Model Competition.

Questions about submission? Contact Gyusung I. Lee, Ph.D., Co-Program Chair of the Surgeons and Engineers Meeting, at glee@facs.org or 312-202-5782.