Implementation of Virtual Reality in Health Professions Education: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Virtual reality has been gaining ground in health professions education and may offer students a platform to experience and master situations without endangering patients or themselves. When implemented effectively, virtual reality technologies may enable highly engaging learning activities and interactive simulations. However, implementation processes present challenges, and the key to successful implementation is identifying barriers and facilitators as well as finding strategies to address them.

Objective

This scoping review aimed to identify the literature on virtual reality implementation in health professions education, identify barriers to and facilitators of implementation, and highlight gaps in the literature in this area.

Methods

The scoping revie

SUBMITTER: Lie SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9906320 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature