The higher education landscape in developing countries is faced with many challenges, one
of which is high faculty to student ratio. An obvious implication of this is compromise on the …

A coaxial projective imaging (CPI) module acquires surgical scene images from the local
site of surgery, transfers them wirelessly to the remote site, and projects instructive …

Background Graduate medical education (GME) has emphasized the assessment of trainee
competencies and milestones; however, sufficient in-person assessment is often …

What Is the Innovation? Surgical residency training has evolved significantly in the past
decade secondary to advances in diagnostic modalities, surgical techniques, and emerging …

Background: Telementoring technologies enable a remote mentor to guide a mentee in real-
time during surgical procedures. This addresses challenges, such as lack of expertise and …

The surgeon's ability to visualize the operating field and target, in conjunction with
appropriate instruments to execute the procedure, has been the cornerstone of our specialty …

We introduce Friendscope, an instant, in-the-moment experience sharing system for
lightweight commercial camera glasses. Friendscope explores a new concept called a …

Purpose Surgical education videos currently all use a single point of view (POV) with the
trainee locked onto a fixed viewpoint, which may not deliver sufficient information for …

Background: Google Glass is a head-mounted device designed in the shape of a pair of
eyeglasses equipped with a 5.0-megapixel integrated camera and capable of taking …

The low completion rate issue in MOOCs has become one of the main highlights by
researchers. It is reported that only 10 to 15 percent of the students were able to complete …