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How a Vancouver company is taking the future of surgical training virtual (CBC)
The technology offers students immediate audio-tactile feedback on their surgeries
Precision OS' surgical VR technology allows students to practice specific procedures and offers them instant feedback. (CBC News)0 comments
A Vancouver-based company is using virtual reality to teach a new generation of orthopedic surgeons in North America.
Six medical programs around North America — including at the University of British Columbia — will soon add the technology, called Precision OS, to their in-class studies.
"Some of the younger students, some of them have never used a drill before going in," says Roberto Oliveira, one of the founders of Precision OS, who believes virtual reality is a way to bridge the gap between theory and real surgery.
"Anything we can do to prepare them and get them as close to the real things as possible."
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