Through a joystick or surgical tools, the new technology will enable the center’s 24 resident doctors to see a virtual patient through a screen and allows them to perform the usual procedures on the ovaries, uterus and fallopian tubes.
“Surgery is no different than learning how to play an instrument or a sport,”
said OB/GYN residency program director Dr. Xavier Pombar. “The more practice you have, the better you get.”
The new system will put an end to the practice of using female pigs during training in surgical techniques, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
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