The morning visit of GA 5th grade students to Temple University Medical School incorporated a lecture with Dr. Sloane Guy, followed by students working and “playing” in a robotics lab using the Da Vinci Robot to move objects around, and in laparoscopic lab where students moved plastic objects around a peg board. Students were highly engaged, cheering one another on as they achieved success using the robotic equipment.
Dr. Guy and his team shared much information that included the following:
· The differences between traditional heart surgery and robotic surgery (invasiveness, recovery).
· Different ways robotics have changed our lives and will continue to change our lives.
· A Da Vinci Robot costs over $2 million
· Physiology of what the heart does for the body, and what conditions may require heart surgery.
· Some of us saw video clips of a robotic heart surgery; those not comfortable were encouraged to turn seats around and listen as Dr. Guy explained.
· The FDA approved robotic surgery in 2002; it was initially used in the military and NASA to be able to treat patients remotely.
· The academic and practical preparations required to become a doctor, surgeon, or nurse.
· The single worst thing you can do for your body: smoking.
Lower School Head, Sue Szczepkowski reports "It was such an exciting adventure for the students and teachers, and I am so grateful to Dr. Guy and to Temple University for literally stopping their surgery schedules, having additional robotic equipment transported to the site, and having their robotic and training professionals available to us for an entire morning. In addition, I am deeply appreciative to Mrs. Guy for helping us to shape this opportunity. "
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