Surgeons who play videogames make for more skilled professionals. Yep, I'd buy that. They don't go into particulars about what games made them better, but Super Monkey Ball has been referenced before in studies like this. Perhaps they play Trauma Center - I know if I was a surgeon I'd be a better one because of that game. Stupid viruses!

From the article:

Playing video games appears to help surgeons with skills that truly count: how well they operate using a precise technique, a study said Monday.

There was a strong correlation between video game skills and a surgeon's capabilities performing laparoscopic surgery in the study published in the February issue of Archives of Surgery.

Laparoscopy and related surgeries involve manipulating instruments through a small incision or body opening where the surgeon's movements are guided by watching a television screen.

Video game skills translated into higher scores on a day-and-half-long surgical skills test, and the correlation was much higher than the surgeon's length of training or prior experience in laparoscopic surgery, the study said.

Read the full article over at cnn.com