Educational Technology

February 26, 2017

Could digital cadavers revolutionize med school administration?

Filed under: Educational Technology — admin @ 12:38 am

by Jarrett Carter, Education Dive

A growing number of medical schools are using virtual reality to train students on vital surgical procedures, a new wave of teaching and learning that could reshape the way medical schools operate and the expenses it creates for students. Ed Tech: Focus on Higher Ed profiles the University of Illinois at Chicago, which uses Oculus VR technology to teach students in its geriatrics course to help students build empathy for elderly patients and needs. Some observers believe that virtual reality will be a necessity in all medical courses, but for most institutions, the question of how to afford and to maintain the technology will be a pressing issue.

http://www.educationdive.com/news/could-digital-cadavers-revolutionize-med-school-administration/436465/

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