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Medical School Interviews<br />
Crash Course<br />
Future of Healthcare<br />
Read the following links and consider the questions I’ve posed to you. Hopefully, at least 2-3<br />
of these topics will snag your interest; prepare to talk about these!<br />
Gene Editing<br />
• Gene editing history to now: https://www.raconteur.net/healthcare/timeline-ofscientific-discovery-gene-editing<br />
• Implications and applications of gene editing:<br />
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jan/15/gene-editing-and-what-it-reallymeans-to-rewrite-the-code-of-life<br />
• CRISPR 2.0: https://www.wired.com/story/whats-next-for-crispr/<br />
How might gene editing be used to treat your future patients?<br />
Some people are thrilled about gene drives technology, others not so much. What are<br />
the positives and negatives of such a powerful tool?<br />
Robotics and AI<br />
• Pepper robots: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-38770516<br />
• IBM Watson: http://www.wired.co.uk/article/ibm-watson-artificial-intelligence<br />
• Robot surgeons: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/11/28/roboticrevolution-robot-could-next-surgeon/<br />
How might AI improve diagnosis and treatment of diseases?<br />
Can you foresee any issues with Pepper robots? What gap might such robots fill in the<br />
healthcare system in your country?<br />
Do you think patients would rather be operated on by a robot or a human surgeon?<br />
Why?<br />
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