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- Hospitals need more surgeons.
- Researchers made an AI coach.
- It comes from Johns Hopkins University.
- The tool helps with suturing practice.
- The AI learned from surgeon videos and hand motion data.
- It sends a text with feedback after practice.
- The team tested it with 12 students.
- Experienced students learned faster with the AI.
- Beginners had less benefit at this stage.
- The researchers want a home version later.
Difficult words
- shortage — Not enough of something needed.
- surgeon — A doctor who does operations.surgeons
- teach — To help someone learn something.
- advise — To give helpful suggestions.advice
- practice — To do something regularly to get better.
- feedback — Information about how well something was done.
- goal — What someone wants to achieve.
- easier — Not difficult; simple to do.
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