Using Virtual Reality to Teach Medical Students Cross-Coverage Skills

Recognizing and attempting management of patients with urgent or emergent conditions is one of the Association of American Medical Colleges Core Entrustable Professional Activities (#10) and a skill desired of new interns. However, given the acuity of these patient conditions, medical students often struggle to gain experience in these situations. Virtual reality could help fill this void while lowering costs and resources compared to high-fidelity simulation.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Brief Observation Source Type: research