Many congratulations to MAA Fellow Margot Cooper, Founder and President, Limbs & Things who has been awarded an OBE in the 2025 New Year’s Honours List for services to 3D Medical Simulation Training! Limbs & Things is a leading healthcare simulation manufacturer committed to improving patient outcomes by facilitating realistic learning experiences. The founder and visionary for Limbs & Things, Margot, was a trained Medical Artist before starting the business. The company came into being in 1990 when Margot saw the impending need for a change in the way clinical skills were learned. With the emerging technologies, health care, and social issues at the time, medical professionals were thinking in a very similar way. For years, procedures were practiced on cadavers and animal specimens, which were costly and often reliant on donations for research. Even under the best conditions, this option was not a sustainable solution. A new cost-effective solution was needed to revolutionise the way medical training would progress.
