Surgery, Stents and Sports: "Let's Go to the Videotape!"

A recent New York Times article delves into a topic not often discussed: the fact that some surgeons are more skilled than others. "A Vital Measure: Your Surgeon's Skill" by Dr. Pauline W. Chen is a fascinating look at a taboo topic. Dr. Chen describes an innovative program where a group of expert surgeons judges how skilled a particular colleague is by looking at a close-up videotape of how he or she works with their hands, utilizes equipment, and so on. However, watching procedures on video is nothing new to me, or to any member of the interventional cardiology community.
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