Syed Abdul Shabbir, Upadhyay Umashankar, Salcedo Daniel, Lin Che-Wei
Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei.
International Center for Health Information Technology, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei.
Digit Health. 2022 Dec 18;8:20552076221143948. doi: 10.1177/20552076221143948. eCollection 2022 Jan-Dec.
The COVID-19 pandemic has become a major cause of rapid globalization and digitization of educational institutions, including medical education. The adaptation to digital technologies is the purpose of best education and training practices in the development of the academic medical curriculum. Virtual reality (VR) is embraced by the 3D environment and network resources which allow the expansion of VR from the entertainment industry to the education industry. This brief communication explains our understanding and the challenges in adopting VR technologies for medical training at an academic medical center. Advancement in VR technology assists medical institutes to strategize for the further development of medical training and education. There is a timely need for persistence to make the VR content accessible widely and open source. There is an urgent need for collaboration of medical institutes and technology industries on the development of education-related VR content and simulations.
新冠疫情已成为教育机构（包括医学教育）迅速全球化和数字化的主要原因。适应数字技术是学术医学课程开发中最佳教育和培训实践的目标。虚拟现实（VR）被3D环境和网络资源所接纳，这使得VR能够从娱乐行业扩展到教育行业。本简短通讯解释了我们对于在学术医学中心采用VR技术进行医学培训的理解及挑战。VR技术的进步有助于医学机构为医学培训和教育的进一步发展制定战略。当下迫切需要持之以恒，以使VR内容广泛可得且开源。医学机构与科技行业在开发与教育相关的VR内容和模拟方面急需开展合作。
