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wraggster
February 20th, 2007, 20:03
via /. (http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/02/20/1414216)

According to Reuters, a new study involving 33 surgeons at a New York hospital shows 'a strong correlation between video game skills and a surgeon's capabilities'. A statement by the senior author of the study even suggests the use of video games as a training tool for surgeons. Another of the study's authors cautions parents to curb excessive gaming, however: 'spending that much time playing video games is not going to help their child's chances of getting into medical school'

Broadus
February 20th, 2007, 22:14
So the doctor with the highest score in Pac-Man would be the better doctor when performing surgery?

woods05
February 20th, 2007, 23:49
yeah, i heard about this on the radio.

shorty_carnage
February 21st, 2007, 10:33
i heard about this. looks like im destined to be a seurgen watch out world

LAW666
February 21st, 2007, 19:26
lmao! pac man tournaments in the hospital canteen to decide which surgeon gets to do the op!