Like many industries, the medical field is evolving as developing technology is creating new machines that assist with procedures. Prospective students who enroll in today's medical degree programs can learn about the new technologies that will one day be part of their daily medical practice.
Recently, a team of British doctors performed the first remote heart rhythm robotic operation, which experts believe will one day help patients in other cities and countries receive high quality medical care. Surgical procedures that are done with remote-controlled robots can be used to treat several diseases, such as gynecological cancer, coronary artery disease, kidney cancer as well as bladder cancer.
Andre Ng, a cardiologist and electrophysiologist at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester, performed the heart rhythm procedure from outside of the operating room, using a Remote Catheter Manipulation System. Ng successfully completed the surgery, and the patient's heart rhythm was back to normal an hour after the procedure.
"[The procedure] exceeded our expectations and we achieved what we set out to in very good time," said Ng.
By 2018, employment of surgeons and physicians is projected to increased by 22 percent, and it is estimated that 144,100 new positions will be created, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.
