Iwanaga Joe, Muo Edward C, Tabira Yoko, Watanabe Koichi, Tubbs Susan J, D'Antoni Anthony V, Rajaram-Gilkes Mathangi, Loukas Marios, Khalil Mohammed K, Tubbs R Shane
Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Department of Neurology, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Clin Anat. 2023 Jan;36(1):77-82. doi: 10.1002/ca.23949. Epub 2022 Sep 21.
The term Metaverse ("meta" defined as beyond, transcendence or virtuality, and "verse" meaning universe or world) denotes a "virtual reality space" for anatomy teaching. To ascertain how many anatomists are familiar or are using this adjunct in teaching, we conducted a short survey at the 2022 annual meeting of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists (AACA). Interestingly, only six respondents (9.4%) had used a Metaverse for teaching anatomy. Moreover, the vast majority of attendees were anatomy educators or basic science faculty, but not practicing physicians/surgeons or other actively practicing health care professionals; a group where this technology has been used much more commonly. The present manuscript was authored by anatomy educators, practicing physicians and other actively practicing health care professionals with backgrounds in diverse medical fields, that is, anatomists, medical doctors, physician assistants, dentists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, chiropractors, veterinarians, and medical students. Many of these authors have used or have been exposed to a Metaverse in the clinical realm. Therefore, the aim of the paper is to better understand those who are knowledgeable of a Metaverse and its use in anatomy education, and to provide ways forward for using such technology in this discipline.
“元宇宙”一词（“meta”定义为超越、超验或虚拟，“verse”意为宇宙或世界）指的是用于解剖学教学的“虚拟现实空间”。为了确定有多少解剖学家熟悉或正在教学中使用这一辅助工具，我们在美国临床解剖学家协会（AACA）2022年年会上进行了一项简短的调查。有趣的是，只有六位受访者（9.4%）使用过元宇宙进行解剖学教学。此外，绝大多数与会者是解剖学教育工作者或基础科学教员，而非执业医师/外科医生或其他活跃的医疗保健专业人员；而在这后一组人群中，这项技术的使用更为普遍。本手稿由来自不同医学领域的解剖学教育工作者、执业医师和其他活跃的医疗保健专业人员撰写，即解剖学家、医生、医师助理、牙医、职业治疗师、物理治疗师、脊椎按摩师、兽医和医学生。这些作者中有许多人在临床领域使用过或接触过元宇宙。因此，本文的目的是更好地了解那些了解元宇宙及其在解剖学教育中的应用的人，并为在该学科中使用此类技术提供前进的方向。
