Study shows self-directed learning in VR can be as effective as physician led teaching:
A research study was just completed in Singapore comparing self-directed VR training with Deepscope to traditional physician led training in a randomized controlled trial. The study split 42 medical students into two groups to learn Echocardiography for POCUS and compared skill levels of students over time.
The results are due to be published in a peer reviewed journal, but they show that "self-directed VR training was non-inferior to PL teaching after one month." This is exciting because it is one of the first studies to show self-directed learning approach to ultrasound skill acquisition, as opposed to knowledge, can be as good as physician led training and opens the possibility of scaling-up ultrasound teaching.
New Deepscope Desktop version:
We've been working hard to bring out a version of Deepscope that students can practice with at home if they don't have a headset. Our latest product, Deepscope Desktop, can be downloaded onto any Windows or Mac PC. It supports Echo, Abdominal and Pathologies.
As an ultrasound teacher you can make your own tutorials inside Deepscope Desktop so that your students can follow along and practice at home. We think it's exciting because it gives you the ability to distribute skills-based teaching relevant to your hospital system that students can practice with at home.
Deepscope Desktop is available on a multiple license basis. As an educator you have a web interface that allows you to control which students have access.
Here is an image showing the new system (veterinary version):
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