Exploring the Use of Multimedia Resources in Online Medical Education: A Targeted Literature Review

Abstract

Immersive technologies, which include augmented, virtual, and mixed reality are increasingly accessible to educators. For this literature review, we assessed the gaps that exist in current literature that have the potential to be filled by immersive technology. Five key websites were used to identify resources specific to pneumothorax anatomy. The relevant results are reported. Our findings revealed that there are many gaps in medical education resources for anatomy training, diagnosing, and treatment complications of tension pneumothorax. These gaps emphasize that other medical training media could be utilized to give medical students a more holistic experience when learning how to treat patients with tension pneumothorax. Augmented reality could be used to incorporate additional learning objectives, filling many of the gaps exposed in our literature review.