In collaboration with several industrial partners, the University of Washington’s Department of Urology and Human Interface Technology Lab (HITL) have developed a surgical training tool in virtual reality.

After realizing a significant degree of initial validation, the project is embarking on a multi-institutional validation study in order to ensure its utility within accredited training programs.

Primary Contacts:

Robert Sweet, MD, UW Urology

Suzanne Weghorst, Project Manager, HIT Lab [Web Site]

Development Team:

Peter Oppenheimer, Chief Programmer

Jeff Berkley, PhD, Force Feedback [Web Site]

Tim Kowalewski, Metrics and Validation