VirtaMed released enhanced simulation training modules for arthroscopic knee surgeries.
These latest modules are available on simulators with two different skin tones. Studies have suggested that people of color are less likely to receive effective treatments, due in part to implicit bias from healthcare providers.
VirtaMed ArthroS™ is unique in simulation training, as trainees are able to palpate and distract a physical model while at the same time performing a virtual surgery.
The new training options are the most recent in a series of updates stemming from a collaborative agreement between VirtaMed and the AANA to advance and improve arthroscopy surgery skill training and develop standards for proficiency-based training curricula. Since 2018, AANA has collaborated with VirtaMed to provide input on cases and courses for training on the fundamentals of arthroscopy and the knee, shoulder and hip joints.
“It is important to learn medical skills in a realistic environment, and that means training on simulators that reflect the diversity of both patients and trainee physicians,” said Dr. Raimundo Sierra, founder and CEO of VirtaMed. “VirtaMed is committed to encouraging diversity and inclusion in the education of medical skills, and we believe these values should also be reflected in the simulator hardware. This is just one step in the right direction toward more equitable healthcare education and delivery.”
VirtaMed released enhanced simulation training modules for arthroscopic knee surgeries.
These latest modules are available on simulators with two different skin tones. Studies have suggested that people of color are less likely to receive effective treatments, due in part to implicit bias from healthcare providers.
VirtaMed ArthroS™ is...
VirtaMed released enhanced simulation training modules for arthroscopic knee surgeries.
These latest modules are available on simulators with two different skin tones. Studies have suggested that people of color are less likely to receive effective treatments, due in part to implicit bias from healthcare providers.
VirtaMed ArthroS™ is unique in simulation training, as trainees are able to palpate and distract a physical model while at the same time performing a virtual surgery.
The new training options are the most recent in a series of updates stemming from a collaborative agreement between VirtaMed and the AANA to advance and improve arthroscopy surgery skill training and develop standards for proficiency-based training curricula. Since 2018, AANA has collaborated with VirtaMed to provide input on cases and courses for training on the fundamentals of arthroscopy and the knee, shoulder and hip joints.
“It is important to learn medical skills in a realistic environment, and that means training on simulators that reflect the diversity of both patients and trainee physicians,” said Dr. Raimundo Sierra, founder and CEO of VirtaMed. “VirtaMed is committed to encouraging diversity and inclusion in the education of medical skills, and we believe these values should also be reflected in the simulator hardware. This is just one step in the right direction toward more equitable healthcare education and delivery.”
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