Introduction In his political cartoon “Frugal and Regression” Ed Fisher depicts a robot taking a job slip before a man who says “So it’s finally happened?.” This political cartoon depicts one of the greatest ethical dilemmas. When incorporating robots into surgical procedures, a vast amount of surgeons will lose or be forced to alter their jobs. Although that may be true, incorporating robots into surgical procedures will call for innovation. Innovation calls for new research, strategies, and production. Robotic surgery is a revolution in the operating room, and like all revolutions, it will not end the careers of surgeons, but rather expand them. The US National Library …show more content…
In her article “Ethical Considerations Regarding the Implementation of New Technologies and Techniques in Surgery” Doctor Vivian Strong discusses some of the issues that robotic surgery could propose to medical procedures and calls for ensuring that there is safety. She informs of how much time, research, and people it will take to improve that safety and balance the interactions between patients, machines, and physicians. Doctor Angelos, a highly regarded and respected surgeon, author of “Virtual Mentor,” and Doctor Satava, with expertise in laparoscopic surgery and author of “Ethical Dilemmas in Laparoscopic, Robotic, and Advanced Surgical Technology” showed synchronization with Doctor Strong on their views of incorporating of robotics into surgical procedures. They made it clear that incorporating robotics into the operating room will require many people to make it possible. Their articles show accordance that in order to incorporate robots, new updated ethical courses for biomedical students, conferences to reach agreement on ethics, and people who can facilitate the adaptation will be required. This would mean an expansion of careers such as educators, doctors and surgeons to discuss surgical ethics, public speakers, innovators, lawyers, and psychologists. To put it simply, adding robots into surgical procedures would increase the demand of other