Aspiring Japanese surgeons build tiny models to get hired

2016-04-26T12:41:00-04:00

Forget the life and death drama of heart transplant surgery—what about the insane pressure to expertly fold a piece of origami in under 15 minutes? Located in Japan's Okayama prefecture, Kurashiki Central Hospital is holding fierce recruitment competitions in which surgeons must assemble tiny models—in one case, a piece of sushi with a single grain of rice—to demonstrate their fine motor skills (and coolness in a complicated deadline situation: sound familiar, model builders?). Here's the video of the tryouts:

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Aspiring Japanese surgeons build tiny models to get hired