Virtual Reality

Since 2023, students have been able to experience medical virtual reality scenarios on two VR areas in the teaching building of the Faculty of Medicine. The VR lab was set up by the digitization team and is among other things integrated into the optional courses offered by the Student Training Center (StudiTZ).

We create short VR scenarios for use in teaching. Take a look at some of our current and completed VR projects:

In diesem VR-Szenario wird eine Gesprächssimulation mit einem höreingeschränkten Patienten abgebildet.

The VR scenario was developed in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Offergeld from the Department of Otorhinolaryngology. When communicating with hearing-impaired patients, certain factors must be taken into account. Among other things, the system evaluates whether eye contact was maintained, whether patients had the opportunity to read the students’ lips, and how the students dealt with distractions.

Studierende führen in dem VR "Szenario" mit einem Skalpell einen Luftröhrenschnitt durch.

The VR emergency scenario “Coniotomy” was developed in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Offergeld from the Department of Otorhinolaryngology. Students must perform a tracheotomy step by step under time pressure. The scenario is integrated into the curriculum, and an article on the evaluation of the VR scenario in the classroom has been published. Read the article here.

Pediatric emergencies pose a particular challenge, as the rapid pace of events makes effective teamwork essential. Simulation training offers a good opportunity to acquire skills for emergency situations. However, this comes at a high cost in terms of resources.

Virtual reality emergency trainings enables realistic simulations with a high learning effect and can be used as blended learning to supplement “traditional” simulation training. PAVIN is a blended learning concept with e-learning elements and VR simulations for interprofessional teams of medical, nursing, and midwifery students, as well as nursing trainees. In addition to learning medical skills, there is a particular focus on interprofessional communication and resource management within the team. The high degree of reproducibility and objectivity enables individual feedback and use as a partially digital examination format.

PAVIN is funded by the Ministry of Science, Research, and Arts and the Stifterverband as part of the 2024 “Fellowships for Teaching Innovation in Baden-Württemberg” program. Further information on PAVIN can be found on the Stifterverband’s Fellowships for University Teaching page.

In dem VR-Szenario "Platzcheck" befinden Sie sich in einem Zimmer der Kinderklinik.

This scenario was developed in collaboration with Felicita Bonaszewski and Simone Duffner (Nursing Sciences, Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine). In the VR scenario, students and nursing professionals learn which steps are required when checking a bed. This scenario was also designed with the relocation of the pediatric clinic to new premises in mind, to help people find their way around quickly.

Would you like to create a VR scenario with us?

Then please contact us at:

elearning.medizinstudium@uniklinik-freiburg.de

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