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Flight Simulator for Surgeons

Special | 56m 38sVideo has Closed Captions

Eftychios Sifakis introduces a surgical simulator used to train medical students.

Aired 02/04/2015 | Rating TV-G

University Place

Flight Simulator for Surgeons

Special | 56m 38sVideo has Closed Captions

Eftychios Sifakis introduces a surgical simulator used to train medical students.

Eftychios Sifakis, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Sciences, UW-Madison, introduces a sophisticated new simulator which offers surgical students the opportunity to master detailed procedures before operating on live patients. This new devise is comparable a flight simulator used to train pilots.

Aired 02/04/2015 | Rating TV-G

University Place is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin

University Place is made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

University Place

Flight Simulator for Surgeons

Special | 56m 38sVideo has Closed Captions

Eftychios Sifakis, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Sciences, UW-Madison, introduces a sophisticated new simulator which offers surgical students the opportunity to master detailed procedures before operating on live patients. This new devise is comparable a flight simulator used to train pilots.

Aired 02/04/2015 | Rating TV-G

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