Establishing Objective Measures of Clinical Competence in Undergraduate Medical Education Through Immersive Virtual Reality.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Association of American Medical Colleges defines recognition of the need for urgent or emergent escalation of care as a key Entrustable Professional Activity (EPA) for entering residency (EPA#10). This study pilots the use of an immersive virtual reality (VR) platform for defining objective observable behaviors as standards for evaluation of medical student recognition of impending respiratory failure.

Methods

A cross-sectional observational study was conducted from July 2018 to December 2019, evaluating student performance during a VR scenario of an infant in impending respiratory failure using the OculusRift VR platform. Video recordings were rated by 2 pair of physician reviewers blinded to student identity. One pair provided a consensus global assessment of

SUBMITTER: Zackoff MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7572369 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature