Tuesday 30 October 2018

Surgery students 'can't sew or cut' because they spend too much time on screens, warns Imperial College professor

Surgery students 'can't sew or cut' because they spend too much time on screens, warns Imperial College professor Surgery students have lost the ability to perform simple tasks like stitching and sewing up patients because they spend so little time using their hands and so much time staring at screens, a professor has warned.

Roger Kneebone, professor of surgical education at Imperial College, London, believes the quest for academic knowledge has come at the expense of physical dexterity. The Daily Telegraph

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