The Stanford Challenge: Getting the Feel of Surgery

How can medical students practice surgery without placing patients at risk? Stanford surgeons and computer scientists are working together to create a hands-on surgical simulators with incredibly realistic sense of touch. Associate Professor Nikolas Blevins (Otolaryngology) and Professor Kenneth Salisbury (Computer Science and Surgery) demonstrate Stanford's surgery simulators.

The project received special funding from Bio-X, part of Stanford's Initiative on Human Health. Bio-X brings together faculty from biology, medicine, engineering, and other fields so they can join forces to benefit patients. Recorded 2007.

Bio-X Program at Stanford University: http://biox.stanford.edu/

The Stanford Challenge: http://thestanfordchallenge.stanford.edu/

Stanford University Channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/stanford

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Education

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• virtual
• surgery
• simulation
• research
• engineering
• technology
• medicine
• Kenneth
• Salibury
• Nikolas
• Blevins

[grunder20]

Fancy work!

[agapitoflores001]

This video is great. It is worth watching.

[MGKYA]

PyroChild, I think anybody's chances of getting into Stanford are high as long as they work toward their goal. The key is to not only meet the requirements but to exceed expectations and push yourself beyond what you thought was possible. It seems like nobody wants to work for anything in this day and age anymore. If you set a goal which may seem overwhelming, just break it down and take the necessary steps to get there. It doesn't matter where you come from but your willingness to achieve.

[ThePyroChild]

hi! i was wondering what the chances of a kid from Durango CO getting into Stanford.