There’s nothing like hands-on learning.
Doctors at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center recently provided hundreds of students with a unique, hands-on robotic surgery educational experience.
Students at Monmouth Regional High School STEAM Academy, Ocean Township High School, Donovan Catholic High School, Monmouth University as well as Jersey Shore and Ocean University medical centers’ graduate and undergraduate medical education program students had a chance to drive the state-of-the-art da Vinci surgical robot and advanced Ion Bronchoscopy system.
This technology is used by thoracic surgeons to precisely diagnose and treat lung cancers. The educational sessions were held in medical technology company Initiative’s Thoracic Oncology Mobile Experience trailer at Ocean Place Resort & Spa in Long Branch.
“As a leading provider of advanced medical technologies, like robotic-assisted surgery, in our Monmouth and Ocean County medical centers, this was a great opportunity to spark an interest in medicine in our local high schoolers, as well as provide the next generation of medical practitioners a chance to learn at the controls of these leading-edge interventional tools,” Dr. Thomas Bauer, chair of surgery and chief of thoracic surgery at Jersey Shore Medical Center, said.
“This was a great experience and a lot of fun, as I think many learned that these technologies are not that different from video game controllers. I believe we were able to inspire many of our attendees to pursue, or expand, their careers in science and medicine.”
Da Vinci robotic surgery is provided at medical centers throughout Hackensack Meridian Health, and the Ion system at Hackensack University Medical Center, JFK University Medical Center and Jersey Shore University Medical Center.
