Virtual Reality for Anatomy and Surgical Teaching.
Adv Exp Med Biol
; 1397: 135-149, 2023.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2243670
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant challenges when it comes to the delivery of education across multiple domains. There has been a shift in paradigm towards the use of new innovative methods for the delivery of training within medicine and surgery. In this chapter, there is an outline of one such innovative method, the use of virtual reality for anatomy and surgical teaching. At all levels of training, undergraduate through to postgraduate specialty-based training, conventional methods of learning anatomy have had to be adapted due to difficulties encountered during the pandemic. The importance of hands-on cadaveric anatomy experience in surgical training cannot be understated. The decline in face-to-face sessions, as well as a reduction in bedside training due to the prioritisation of service provision and diminishing time spent in theatre have meant less exposure for trainees when it comes to learning procedural skills. Virtual Reality in Medicine and Surgery, a free for trainee resource utilising virtual reality technology, delivered 51-week courses with the aim to ensure high-quality training still occurred. The authors believe there is immense potential for immersive technology when it comes to the future of training within medicine and surgery.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Virtual Reality
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COVID-19
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Adv Exp Med Biol
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
978-3-031-17135-2_8
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