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. 2024 Aug 5;16(8):e66209.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.66209. eCollection 2024 Aug.

Adapting Novel Augmented Reality Devices for Patient Simulations in Medical Education

Seth M Alexander  1   2 , Vince Friedman  3 , Pirapat M Rerkpattanapipat  3 , William A Hiatt  3 , Jeremiah S Heneghan  4 , Robert Hubal  5 , Yueh Z Lee  3
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Adapting Novel Augmented Reality Devices for Patient Simulations in Medical Education

Seth M Alexander et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Extended reality (XR) simulations are becoming increasingly common in educational settings, particularly in medical education. Advancing XR devices to enhance these simulations is a booming field of research. This study seeks to understand the value of a novel, non-wearable mixed reality (MR) display during interactions with a simulated holographic patient, specifically in taking a medical history. Twenty-one first-year medical students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill participated in the virtual patient (VP) simulations. On a five-point Likert scale, students overwhelmingly agreed with the statement that the simulations helped ensure they were progressing along learning objectives related to taking a patient history. However, they found that, at present, the simulations can only partially correct mistakes or provide clear feedback. This finding demonstrates that the novel hardware solution can help students engage in the activity, but the underlying software may need adjustment to attain sufficient pedagogical validity.

Keywords: augmented reality (ar); automated patient history collection; natural language processing (nlp); patient history; simulation in medical education.

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Conflict of interest statement

Human subjects: Consent was obtained or waived by all participants in this study. Institutional Review Board of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill issued approval 21-1197. Animal subjects: All authors have confirmed that this study did not involve animal subjects or tissue. Conflicts of interest: In compliance with the ICMJE uniform disclosure form, all authors declare the following: Payment/services info: All authors have declared that no financial support was received from any organization for the submitted work. Financial relationships: Jeremiah S. Heneghan declare(s) non-financial support and employment from BioMojo LLC. Mr. Heneghan is the co-founder and Chief Design Officer for Biomojo LLC, which created and retains all licenses to the simulation software described in this intervention but not the hardware used. . Other relationships: All authors have declared that there are no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work.

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