IZ6 | Transforming Medical Training & Assessment: Traditional Methods vs. XR – What’s the Added Value? | Jeremy Carter
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Medical training and assessment have long relied on traditional methods such as manikins, role-play scenarios, and video-based learning to develop and evaluate essential skills for doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals. However, as Extended Reality (XR) technologies evolve, they are increasingly integrated into medical education and assessment. But how do these approaches compare?
In this session, Jeremy Carter and Clare Hawkins will explore:
- The differences between traditional medical training methods and XR-based training and assessment
- The additional value that XR brings to medical skills assessment
- The complementary role of traditional and XR-based methods. Can they be used side by side?
- How XR-based assessment impacts test takers, awarding organizations, and institutions
- The ultimate benefits for patients—does XR improve patient safety and satisfaction?
Key Insights & Takeaways
Exploring how technology can assess patient history-taking, bedside manner, empathy, and communication alongside practical medical skills
Evaluating whether XR-based assessments enhance clinical competence and confidence
Discussing the future of hybrid assessment models in healthcare education
Join us as we examine how emerging technology is reshaping medical training and assessment and what this means for the future of healthcare professionals and patient outcomes.