Enhancement of Medical Student Suturing Technique Harnessing Virtual Reality Technology
Virtual reality (VR) offers greater improvement in suturing compared with 2D, particularly for the subcuticular stitch. Both VR and 2D modalities significantly improve student confidence, with VR conferring greater benefit for MS1 students.
Authors
- Eric Bao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6022-4280)
- Averill Clapp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5854-4428)
- Brian Pinard
- Stephanie Rothberg
- Lance Levine
- Nicholas Bastidas
Institutions
- Northwell Health (US)
- Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
- Published
- 2026-01-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/scs.0000000000012392
- Primary Topic
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00