[Use of virtual reality in ENT teaching: an alternative to the conventional anatomic model].

ABSTRACT:

Background

Assessment of the middle ear requires a complex three-dimensional understanding, the teaching of which is just as important for curricular teaching as for further medical training.

Objective

The extent to which virtual reality (VR) can be used as an alternative to conventional educational methods for teaching anatomy, physiology, and pathology was examined. The objective was to evaluate a VR-supported teaching method in comparison to conventional learning on an anatomic model.

Methods

The study was conducted as a prospective two-arm single-center trial in the summer semester of 2021 at the University Hospital of Freiburg. During a seminar on the topic of the middle ear, 177 students were randomly assigned to either a control or a study group. Demographic da

SUBMITTER: von Schnakenburg P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9734900 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature