Application and evaluation of virtual technologies for anatomy education to medical students: A review

  • Karbasi Z
  • R. Niakan Kalhori S
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Abstract

To learn anatomy, medical students need to look at body structures and manipulate anatomical structures. Simulation-based education is a promising opportunity for the upgrade and sharing of knowledge. The purpose of this review is to investigate the evaluation of virtual technologies in teaching anatomy to medical students. METHODS In this review, we searched PubMed, Web of Sciences, Scopus, and Embase for relevant articles in November 2018. Information retrieval was done without time limitation. The search was based on the following keywords: virtual reality, medical education, and anatomy. RESULTS 2483 articles were identified by searching databases. Finally, the fulltext of 12 articles was reviewed. The results of the review showed that virtual technologies had been used to train internal human anatomy, ear anatomy, nose anatomy, temporal bone anatomy, surgical anatomy, neuroanatomy, and cardiac anatomy. CONCLUSION Virtual reality, augmented reality, and games can enhance students' anatomical learning skills and are proper alternatives to traditional methods in case of no access to the cadavers and mannequin.

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Karbasi, Z., & R. Niakan Kalhori, S. (2020). Application and evaluation of virtual technologies for anatomy education to medical students: A review. Medical Journal of The Islamic Republic of Iran. https://doi.org/10.47176/mjiri.34.163

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