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Emerging Technologies in Medical Education
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VR can be used to ease anxiety before procedures or during imaging, help pain post-operatively, and in some cases reduce the need for sedation or general anesthesia during minor surgical procedures. — Pam Choi, Disruptive technologies in medical education: escape rooms, virtual reality, and gamification · 3:56
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Exploring the metaverse and its potential applications in healthcare
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Here is our first bonus episode explaining a technology that we believe will transform healthcare: Metaverse. Metaverse is an integrated network of 3D virtual w
podcast4:03 · Jul 2026
Exploring the Metaverse: Virtual Reality Applications in Healthcare and Surgery
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Here is our first bonus episode explaining a technology that we believe will transform healthcare: Metaverse. Metaverse is an integrated network of 3D virtual w
podcast4:03 · Jul 2026
Gamification and Escape Rooms1 item
Disruptive technologies in medical education: escape rooms, virtual reality, and gamification
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We are back with another Update Course Rewind video. This time we are presenting you âthe latest innovations that we believe are transforming healthcareâ. Hosts
podcast12:30 · Jul 2026
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Examining Audiology Students' Clinical Collaboration Skills When Using Virtual Audiology Cases Aided With No Collaboration, Live Collaboration, and Virtual Collaboration
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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine students' ability to use effective clinical collaboration online in a designed scaffolded environment. Three groups were formed to achieve this goal: two control groups (one using no co
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Exploring the metaverse and its potential applications in healthcare
Cincinnati Children's Hospital lab has been meeting in the surgical metaverse
clinicalTodd Ponsky0:47 ↗
Meeting in a metaverse workroom feels better than watching each other on a 2D Zoom meeting because you actually feel like you're in the room together
opinionTodd Ponsky0:57 ↗
Metaverse is a space similar to the Internet where people can engage with different types of media like virtual reality and augmented reality
Host summaryTom Batch summarizing the discussion — not the host's own clinical position1:09 ↗
Metaverse is not a specific technology or space but a concept of Internet communication and information delivery
clinicalRami Shaben1:20 ↗
Internet is something you can browse, but metaverse is somewhere you can live in under special circumstances
Host summaryTom Batch summarizing the discussion — not the host's own clinical position1:33 ↗
Metaverse is a highly interactive three-dimensional world where you can have different experiences with your own created avatar
clinicalRami Shaben1:39 ↗
In metaverse you can meet with new people around the world, get together with real life friends, meet colleagues, and have meetings
Host summaryTom Batch summarizing the discussion — not the host's own clinical position1:53 ↗
A late 2021 survey of global internet users found that the biggest advantage of metaverse is overcoming the obstacles that prevent us to do something in our real life
Host summaryTom Batch summarizing a resource — not the host's own clinical position2:31 ↗
The second advantage of metaverse according to the survey is enhancing creativity and imagination
Host summaryTom Batch summarizing a resource — not the host's own clinical position2:41 ↗
Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, and many others are putting a lot of investment in metaverse technology
clinicalTodd Ponsky2:55 ↗
Potential healthcare opportunities for metaverse include surgical simulation
opinionTodd Ponsky3:02 ↗
Potential healthcare opportunities for metaverse include surgical planning
opinionTodd Ponsky3:06 ↗
Creating an environment of an operating room in metaverse could allow users to feel like they're really there
opinionTodd Ponsky3:07 ↗
It is uncertain whether metaverse is just a passing trend or a future disruptive technology
opinionTodd Ponsky3:14 ↗
Metaverse will give us new abilities that we don't normally have in real life
opinionRami Shaben2:17 ↗
Disruptive technologies in medical education: escape rooms, virtual reality, and gamification
Medical education has changed focus to a more learner-centered model, placing learners at the center of innovation in training over the past two decades.
opinionPam Choi0:25 ↗
Escape rooms are time-bound immersive adventure experiences with hidden clues and keys, where participants try to get out before time ends, typically including sequential puzzles or escape box challenges.
Host summaryEm Tombash summarizing the discussion — not the host's own clinical position0:43 ↗
Escape room exercises help healthcare teams develop and enhance communication, teamwork, and resilience skills, as well as reinforce medical knowledge.
clinicalPam Choi1:03 ↗
Medical escape rooms have been utilized to teach and reinforce topics including discussing cancer diagnosis, cardiovascular physiology, and fluids and electrolytes.
Host summaryEm Tombash summarizing the discussion — not the host's own clinical position1:24 ↗
When used effectively, escape rooms act as a low-cost high effect resource for a variety of learners.
opinionPam Choi1:35 ↗
Institutions are adopting medical escape rooms to teach residents, nursing staff, and other trainees to recognize and respond to medical conditions like preeclampsia, sepsis, and patient safety.
Host summaryEm Tombash summarizing the discussion — not the host's own clinical position1:49 ↗
Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands, University of Kansas Health System, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and University of Minnesota have built medical escape rooms to improve education among trainees.
clinicalPam Choi2:01 ↗
Casey Davis and colleagues published a how-to guide for building medical escape rooms in Medical Teacher journal in April 2022.
Host summaryEm Tombash summarizing the discussion — not the host's own clinical position2:19 ↗
Virtual reality is a simulated 3D environment that allows users to explore and interact with virtual surroundings in a way that looks like reality.
clinicalPam Choi2:36 ↗
Metaverse is an integrated network of 3D virtual worlds accessed with VR headsets, with users navigating using eye movements, feedback controllers, and voice commands.
Host summaryEm Tombash summarizing the discussion — not the host's own clinical position2:52 ↗
Thumbay Group from Dubai, UAE is the first to build a virtual hospital on a metaverse to interact with patients and improve patient experience.
clinicalPam Choi3:07 ↗
The virtual hospital provides patients with immersive healthcare experience from patient experience center to complete hospital walkthrough and services, allowing consultation via virtual headsets.
clinicalPam Choi3:17 ↗
Avatars can visit multiple doctors in virtual clinics or get second opinions from various healthcare professionals in the virtual hospital.
Host summaryEm Tombash summarizing the discussion — not the host's own clinical position3:32 ↗
Virtual hospitals offer first aid and preventative health programs using AR, VR, and artificial intelligence software to educate patients and suggest treatment plans.
Host summaryEm Tombash summarizing the discussion — not the host's own clinical position3:39 ↗
VR can be used to ease anxiety before procedures or during imaging, help pain post-operatively, and in some cases reduce the need for sedation or general anesthesia during minor surgical procedures.
clinicalPam Choi3:56 ↗
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