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Jim Hoskins, BS
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Information Technology Manager
James Hoskins is the information technology manager for the UK Center for
Minimally Invasive Surgery and the director of the Training Center. He previously managed the Student Computer Laboratory for the Office of Academic Affairs in
The College of Medicine. It is Mr.Hoskins' task to provide not only an efficient teaching area for minimally invasive skills, but also to create a pleasant and comfortable environment for students and residents that frequent the facility. The lab features accurate recreations of operating room MIS setup, virtual reality research, CT
and MRI 3d reconstruction research, and experimental procedure simulation design. .Another of Jim's responsibilities is to explore the possibilities of using immersive 3D to provide training scenarios for the residents that they could not experience in any other way. The Center for Minmally Invasive Surgery is also productively using the latest telesurgery and teleconferencing technology. The University of Kentucky is one of a handful of institutions that have committed so many resources to providing in depth training and performance tracking of residents and students.
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