Co-Occurrence #4 – The Future is Now: How VR and AR are Revolutionizing Medical and Health Sciences Education (EP.27)

Co-Occurrence #4 – The Future is Now: How VR and AR are Revolutionizing Medical and Health Sciences Education (EP.27)
With Ryan Kingsley, MPAS, P.A.-C.

Virtual reality and Augmented Reality are among some of the most exciting technologies that are revolutionizing the innovation possibilities within our learning landscape today. These cutting edge technologies, VR and AR, along with rapidly changing and growing AI capabilities, are having transformative impacts on health science and medical education. In this episode, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Assistant Professor of Medical Education, Ryan Kingsley, MPAS, P.A.-C., shares his insights into using these technologies in education -drawing on the spirit of innovation, real life examples and visions for the future.

This episode is the fourth installment of our limited series, “Co-Occurrence,” featuring conversations exploring AI and related technologies as well as possible, probably and actual impacts on education. From discussions around what we know, what we hope for, and what is happening concretely today – this limited series will give you some things to ponder and actionable takeaways.

Questions? Feedback? Ideas? Contact us at edufi@mayo.edu

Audio Editor: Jaquan Leonard

Additional Resources:

• Gan, W., Mok, TN., Chen, J. et al. Researching the application of virtual reality in medical education: one-year follow-up of a randomized trial. BMC Med Educ 23, 3 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03992-6
• Abhimanyu S. Ahuja, Bryce W. Polascik, Divyesh Doddapaneni, Eamonn S. Byrnes, Jayanth Sridhar, The digital metaverse: Applications in artificial intelligence, medical education, and integrative health, Integrative Medicine Research,Volume 12, Issue 1,
  2023, 100917, ISSN 2213-4220, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imr.2022.100917.
• Henry Matovu, Dewi Ayu Kencana Ungu, Mihye Won, Chin-Chung Tsai, David F. Treagust, Mauro Mocerino & Roy Tasker (2023) Immersive virtual reality for science learning: Design, implementation, and evaluation, Studies in Science Education, 59:2, 205-244, DOI: 10.1080/03057267.2022.2082680
• Breining, G., By, Breining, G., & 28, Aug. (2018, August 28). Future or fad? virtual reality in medical education. AAMC. https://www.aamc.org/news/future-or-fad-virtual-reality-medical-education