Playing musical instrument helps medical students perform surgical tasks better: study

Playing a musical instrument helps medical students perform surgical tasks 10 per cent faster and more skilfully, according to a new study by the University of Hong Kong (HKU). The results showed that students with musical experience completed surgical tasks in an average time of 223.5 seconds, compared with 249.3 seconds for those without, making them nearly 26 seconds faster. The experience of Sien Gurr, a sixth-year medical student at HKU who started learning the violin at the age of four ...

By Kate Chan