A Win for Medicine: Why Healthcare Professionals Should Play Video Games

What do video games have to offer healthcare? Imagine a doctor performing a difficult medical procedure in a mobile video game—removing a nail lodged in a virtual patient’s trachea; administering a hard-to-dose drug; cauterizing fully interactive tissue; clearing away lifelike internal bleeds. This is all possible thanks to the advanced technology of today’s video games, which are decades ahead of current medical training methods. Played by billions of people, video games are fun, highly visual, and educational. Could utilizing them in healthcare be the next win for the industry? Sam Glassenberg, Founder and CEO of Level Ex, a medical video game company, will describe how video game technology and psychology is transforming physician learning and sharpening the skills of medical professionals.