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Robotic Patients Used to Help Train Doctors

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the but-doctor-this-patient-doesn't-have-an-off-button dept.

skeletor935 writes "Due to the increase in the number of medical students in Mexico, medical schools have turned to the use of robotic patients to assist in training." From the article: "The robots are dummies complete with mechanical organs, synthetic blood and mechanical breathing systems."

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  1. You are hilarious! by bit+trollent · · Score: 0, Troll

    Keep up the great jokes!

    Do you think for the next article you could like summarize what the writeup says and maybe post it within the first five posts or so?

    Thanks!

  2. Really! by Nuttles1 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I think it is kind of sad that I and I assume most U.S. citizens disregard our neighbor to our south as an irrelevant dog at the table of the U.S. waiting for our table scraps.

    Good for Mexico! I hope that this is part of a much larger trend for Mexico where they start to take the technological lead from the U.S.. I think it would not only be good for Mexico but for North America in general. I think the North American countries would have much more effect on the world if the countries other than the U.S. were much more economically and intellectually powerful.

  3. Re:A comparison of Mexican and American health car by dada21 · · Score: 1, Troll

    The link further in this thread is a good overview. Here's some more information:

    The wiki while in dispute, points to others who acknowledge that the AMA runs State Medical Boards. If you query your state's SMB on how they categorize medical schools, they'll acknowledge using the AMA's grading system.

    The AMA is a terrible organization, already convicted of violating the Sherman anti-trust act. They've even manipulated dieticians (my step mother), USDA and FDA guidelines and numerous studies regarding new medical therapies.