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Medical schools across the country have adjusted their curriculums in the wake of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to include more remote learning, virtual reality, and simulations.
For example, instructors at three-dimensionally scanned plastinated bodies in order to make anatomy courses available in a remote setting. 鈥淲e thought, how do we teach anatomy if students are not on-site for access to cadavers? And we thought to apply new technologies to resources we already had,鈥 says , senior associate dean for medical education at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
鈥淰irtual reality tools have allowed for hybrid instruction, unlocking the potential of certain platforms such as simulation centers for a large number of remote learners,鈥 says , director of the at 嘿嘿视频. For example, with a faculty member on-site at the simulation center, students could interact with mannequins and observe their 鈥渧itals鈥 all through a virtual space, Dr. Triola says.
It鈥檚 a shared sentiment that, even after the pandemic, all the innovations borne from the crisis will need to be preserved and adapted for future education needs. 鈥淭elehealth has become a mainstay, and the technologies involved in enabling it will need to be taught to students,鈥 Dr. Triola says.
鈥淢edical education won鈥檛 ever be the same,鈥 according to Dr. Rosenfeld.
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