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Doctors donate $200,000 for new KU Medical Center simulation center
Monday, February 22, 2010
Books and lectures are yesterday’s medical learning tools.
Today, Kansas University Medical Center students use high-tech mannequins and equipment to hone their skills.
Prospective surgeons, for example, can do a laparoscopic gall bladder removal without ever touching a patient. Instead, they use hardware that presents a real-world scenario.
Dr. James Kindscher, professor and chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology at the School of Medicine, said medical simulation has been around for at least 10 years, but the technology has improved during the past few years.
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