Medicine isn't a game. But more medical students think video games and virtual environments could help them become better doctors, a University of Michigan and University of Wisconsin-Madison survey found.

The vast majority surveyed - 98 percent - said they liked the idea of using technology to improve their medical education, and 80 percent believe video games have an educational value, according to the study published in BMC Medical Education.

Examples of potential use included virtual practice at interviewing patients or running a clinic. In a release, researchers said the study "helps dispel the stereotype of video games as the exclusive purview of adolescent loners."

“Allowing students to step into the shoes of practitioners in different specialties, health care settings and economic systems, in an immersive and authentic way, could help guide their decisions regarding which career choices would be the best fit with their values and personal characteristics,” said Michael D. Fetters, U-M associate professor in family medicine and director of the Japanese Family Health Program.

Crazy sexy wellness

Nutrition and lifestyle changes for those living with cancer will be the topic of the day at the Ann Arbor District Library's downtown location next week.

A panel of U-M researchers will join Kris Carr, an author who wrote about her own experience with a rare form of liver cancer and her holistic approach to recovery in the book Crazy Sexy Cancer. She's since written the books Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips and Crazy Sexy Survivor. She will be doing a book signing with books for sale.

U-M medical experts Zora Djuric and Laurel Northhouse will participating in a discussion on health and wellness while living with cancer.

CureSearch Walk planned for this weekend

The Ann Arbor CureSearch Walk is planned for this Saturday at Gallup Park, 3000 Fuller Road, beginning at 9 a.m.

The CureSearch Walk is meant to celebrate and honor Michigan children who've been affected by children's cancer and will feature prizes, music and family activities.

For more information, visit http://www.curesearchwalk.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=426231.

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