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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1999 91(3):207-209; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.3.207
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 91, No. 3, 207-209, February 3, 1999
© 1999 Oxford University Press

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Virtual Reality: Will Practice Make Perfect?

Cori Vanchieri

The proving ground in medical education is moving from actual flesh and blood to the virtual bits and bytes of computers. Ultimately, if virtual reality meets its potential, by the time medical and nursing students get near a real patient, they will have honed their techniques and made the inevitable beginners' mistakes on 100 simulated patients.

Even better, prior to a difficult procedure, surgeons will be able to rehearse repeatedly on a three-dimensional image containing data or characteristics specific to the patient who will be on the operating table.

Creativity and high hopes abound, but not much data exist yet on effectiveness.

"A couple of years ago, virtual reality was defined as a technology in search of an application," said Faina Shtern, M.D., associate director for research and technology affairs at the U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's Health. She has seen a dramatic evolution on the technical side. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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