Objective.

Although simulation-based medical education is fundamental for acquisition and maintenance of knowledge and skills; simulators are often located in urban centers and they are not easily accessible due to cost, time, and geographic constraints. Our objective is to develop a proof-of-concept innovative prototype using virtual reality (VR) technology for clinical tele simulation training to facilitate access and global academic collaborations.

Methodology.

Our project is a VR-based system using Oculus Quest as a standalone, portable, and wireless head-mounted device, along with a digital platform to deliver immersive clinical simulation sessions. Instructor’s control panel (ICP) application is designed to create VR-clinical scenarios remotely, live-stream sessions, communicate with learners and control VR-clinical training in real-time.

Results.

The Virtual Clinical Simulation (VCS) system offers realistic clinical training in virtual space that mimics hospital environments. Those VR clinical scenarios are customizable to suit the need, with high-fidelity lifelike characters designed to deliver interactive and immersive learning experience. The real-time connection and live-stream between ICP and VR-training system enables interactive academic learning and facilitates access to tele simulation training.

Conclusions.

VCS system provides innovative solutions to major challenges associated with conventional simulation training such as access, cost, personnel, and curriculum. VCS facilitates the delivery of academic and interactive clinical training that is similar to real-life settings. Tele-clinical simulation systems like VCS facilitate necessary academic-community partnerships, as well as global education network between resource-rich and low-income countries.

中文翻译：

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虚拟现实技术和远程数字应用在远程仿真和全球医学教育中：创新的临床培训混合系统

客观的。

尽管基于模拟的医学教育对于知识和技能的获取和维护至关重要。模拟器通常位于城市中心，由于成本，时间和地理限制，它们不容易使用。我们的目标是使用虚拟现实（VR）技术开发概念验证的创新原型，以进行临床远程模拟培训，以促进访问和全球学术合作。

方法。

我们的项目是一个基于VR的系统，使用Oculus Quest作为独立，便携式和无线头戴式设备，以及一个数字平台来提供沉浸式临床模拟会议。讲师的控制面板（ICP）应用程序旨在远程创建VR临床场景，直播会议，与学习者进行交流并实时控制VR临床培训。

结果。

该虚拟仿真临床（VCS）系统提供逼真的临床培训在虚拟空间模仿医院环境。这些VR临床场景可根据需要进行定制，并具有高逼真的栩栩如生的角色，旨在提供交互式和身临其境的学习体验。ICP和VR培训系统之间的实时连接和实时流实现了交互式学术学习，并促进了对远程模拟培训的访问。

结论

VCS系统为与常规模拟培训相关的主要挑战（例如访问，成本，人员和课程）提供了创新的解决方案。VCS有助于提供类似于现实生活环境的学术和交互式临床培训。诸如VCS之类的远程临床模拟系统促进了必要的学术社区合作关系，以及资源丰富的国家和低收入国家之间的全球教育网络。