Physicians in training get masks engineered in Mobile
New residents are getting face masks that were produced on 3D printers from Airbus’ production and engineering facilities, Flight Works Alabama and the University of South Alabama.
At their orientation sessions, new residents are getting face masks that were produced on 3D printers from Airbus’ production and engineering facilities, Flight Works Alabama and the University of South Alabama.
The masks were developed through a joint effort of the Airbus team, Matthew Reichert, Ph.D., associate professor in the USA department of chemistry, and Benjamin Estrada, M.D., professor pediatrics at the USA College of Medicine and pediatric infectious disease specialist at USA Health. Although not a substitute for N-95 masks, these reusable masks are an option for meeting USA Health's day-to-day universal masking requirement.
Eighty-four new residents and fellows have joined USA’s Graduate Medical Education Programs for the coming year and will be training in USA Health facilities. They hail from 21 states and five countries outside the U.S. as far away as Pakistan, India and Thailand.
