Dear All,
Don't discourage medical students from playing video games - they should
do so often and attentively and they may become better surgeons,
especially in minimal invasive surgery. There is good evidence that
spending time playing games (incl. Top Spin, XSN Sports; Project Gotham
Racing 2, Bizarre Creations) correlates well to medical students'
surgical skills.
So remove relevant forbidding notices('No surfing - No video games')
from your library's PCs...
Best wishes,
Reinhard Wentz
Reinhard Wentz Dipl Bibl
Campus Library Manager
Imperial College London Library
Chelsea & Westminster Campus
369, Fulham Road
London SW10 9TH
Tel. 44(0)20 8746 8109
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