Tokushima University Faculty of Medicine, Tokushima, Japan.
OCD Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
Clin Anat. 2022 Jan;35(1):40-44. doi: 10.1002/ca.23783. Epub 2021 Sep 13.
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a challenge for many medical schools, as they have had to adjust their curricula into an online format. This was particularly problematic for anatomy courses as in person dissections have historically been preferred for providing students with a three-dimensional learning environment. In this study, we aim to share our experience with conducting anatomy lectures for medical student using a virtual reality (VR) workspace. Additionally, we discuss the advantages of using VR and expand on how it may be used to improve students' understanding of anatomy in comparison to various other online lecture formats. To do this, we utilized a post-lecture survey to gain feedback from the medical students that participated in a VR anatomy workspace. We found that many of our participants expressed that having access to their course material from anywhere and anytime via a virtual space, and being able to manipulate anatomical structures by moving and modifying them provided the student with a strong advantage. Although there are still limitations, we hope that our experience will assist other anatomy teachers with improving their lecture methods, especially during the pandemic.
新冠疫情给许多医学院校带来了挑战,因为他们不得不将课程调整为在线形式。对于解剖课程来说,这尤其成问题,因为传统上,现场解剖一直是为学生提供三维学习环境的首选。在这项研究中,我们旨在分享使用虚拟现实 (VR) 工作区为医学生进行解剖讲座的经验。此外,我们还讨论了使用 VR 的优势,并详细说明了与各种其他在线讲座形式相比,它如何用于提高学生对解剖学的理解。为此,我们在课后调查中从参与 VR 解剖工作区的医学生那里获得了反馈。我们发现,我们的许多参与者表示,通过虚拟空间随时随地访问课程材料,并且能够通过移动和修改解剖结构来操作它们,为学生提供了很大的优势。尽管仍然存在限制,但我们希望我们的经验将帮助其他解剖学教师改进他们的讲座方法,尤其是在疫情期间。
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