Does Your Surgeon Wii?
Have you been hearing the news that doctors can become better surgeons by playing games on Nintendo’s Wii before an operation? You have to dig a little deeper into the story to learn that the study was done using virtual operations. Yes, thanks to “Marble Mania”, all the virtual patients lived and are awaiting their virtual bills.
More amazing is that this study has made a tremendous impression in the medical field. It’s reported that hospitals are seriously considering the purchase of $250 Wii systems instead of spending tens of thousands of dollars for traditional training equipment. Nintendo is even in talks to develop games specially for surgeons. I give this hoopla a few months before someone in accounting decides to go even cheaper. Yes, just a few months before they start buying $15 “Operation” games for medical training…
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Not a bad idea, but are you sure it will be ok?
Well, even if the do invest in the Wii to train surgeons and save all that money, there is no way they are gonna pass that savings onto their patients. Thanks for posting this. LOL about the Operation game.