The traditional system of clinical education in emergency medicine relies on practicing
diagnostic, therapeutic, and procedural skills on live patients. The ethical, financial, and …

BACKGROUND: Virtual reality simulators allow trainees to practice techniques without
consequences, reduce potential risk associated with training, minimize animal use, and help …

There is some evidence that Virtual Reality (VR) can contribute to raise interest and
motivation in students and to effectively support knowledge transfer, since the learning …

The discipline of surgery requires a significant amount of cognitive analysis and integration
of patient data. Based on this analysis, decisions are often made quickly, occasionally under …

High-fidelity patient simulation allows students to apply their theoretical knowledge of
pharmacology and physiology to practice. The purpose of this study was to determine if …

Prostate malignancies are the second leading cause of cancer deaths among men. The
most common method of detecting this disease is digital rectal examination (DRE), Current …

Background The aim of this study was to investigate whether the presence of a teacher
affects learning related outcomes in teaching basic surgical tasks with a Virtual Reality (VR) …

This paper presents the design and implementation of a distributed virtual reality (VR)
platform that was developed to support the training of multiple users who must perform …

Background Learning through a 360° virtual reality (VR) or 2D video represents an
alternative way to learn a complex medical education task. However, there is currently no …

Background: Conventional training in bronchoscopy involves a trainee performing on a real
patient under supervision. This method of training is not only expensive, but there is also …