Using Virtual Reality to Teach Medical Skill: A Literature Review

Poster Description: Using Virtual Reality to Teach Medical Skill: A Literature Review This academic poster critically reviews the literature on Virtual Reality (VR) in medical training, specifically its role in surgical accuracy, diagnostic competencies, and patient care management. It explores how virtual reality simulation technology can allow for hands-on training for medical students in a safe, expandable, and cost-effective alternative to traditional high-fidelity simulations. Key Components of the Poster✔ Introduction – Catches up with the value of medical training in virtual reality, closing theory and practice in a medical school loop ✔ Objective – Examines the use of VR in surgical training, diagnostics, and patient care with a view toward its incorporation in medical curriculums ✔ Methodology – Details transforming traditional high-fidelity cases into 360-degree virtual reality simulations and performance evaluation of medical students through feedback and questionnaires ✔ Key Findings – Surgical Precision: Surgical skill and accuracy are enhanced with simulation practice through virtual reality (Garber et al., 2024).Diagnostic Skills: Repeated simulation training with virtual reality, improving clinical decision-makingStudent Feedback: Medical students become more prepared and confident for actual practice.✔ Discussion & Implications – Showcases in which VR transcends conventional training constraints, improving medical training and its availability and effectiveness. It also sees cost-effectiveness and expandability in training programs (Hayre et al., 2020). ✔ Future Directions – Augmented Reality Integration: Real-time AR guidance in the subsequent stage of VR training for enriched medical educational experiences. Long-Term Research: Long-term studies must be conducted to assess learning performance and maximize VR-based curriculums. ✔ Conclusion – Medical training is a technology for transformation that strongly impacts training efficiency, patient security, and skill development. With future investments in AR and VR technology, medical training will become increasingly flexible and immersive.