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Surgeons Use Gaming to Improve Skills

Posted by Zonk on from the article-should-have-used-the-term-skillz dept.

The New York Times (registration required) has an analysis of several surgeons at Beth Israel Medical Center who utilize video games to improve their operating room hand-eye coordination. From the article: "The complex manual dexterity required to be a stellar video gamer and minimally invasive surgeon are strikingly similar, said Dr. Rosser, chief of minimally invasive surgery and director of the hospital's Advanced Medical Technology Institute."

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  1. Hmmm... by general_re · · Score: 4, Funny

    So if your chart says "pwned!!!1!!1", that's a good thing?

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  2. You just have to hope... by Fitzghon · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...that they haven't been playing too much Doom 3.
    DOCTOR (regarding the screen): Well, it is very dark.... And, OH MY GOD A ZOMBIE!!!! AAHHAAHH!!!111!!!1!! DIE MOTHERF*CKER!!!! oh, oops... (nervous laugh) don't worry, you can survive with only one kidney...

  3. quick! by Korgrath · · Score: 5, Funny

    "oh no! he's going into cardiac arrest! We must save him!" up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, SELECT, START. *random chime* "Phew! good work everyone!"

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  4. Do the slashdot editors even read these things? by cgenman · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's spelled "Skillz"

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