Tuesday, 30 October 2018

Surgery students 'losing dexterity to stitch patients'

quote [ Roger Kneebone, professor of surgical education at Imperial College, London, says young people have so little experience of craft skills that they struggle with anything practical. ]

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5th Earth said @ 2:39pm GMT on 30th October
Gosh, it's like all forms of non-academic learning have been systematically expunged from our educational system!

5th Earth said @ 2:41pm GMT on 30th October
Gosh, it's like all forms of non-academic learning have been systematically expunged from our educational system!

Also, didn't it used to be a thing that surgeons in training would carry around a little pillow with a needle and thread to practice sutures on? Is that still a thing?



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5th Earth said @ 2:39pm GMT on 30th October
Gosh, it's like all forms of non-academic learning have been systematically expunged from our educational system!

Also, didn't it used to be a thing that surgeons in training would carry around a little pillow with a needle and thread to practice sutures on? Is that still a thing?




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