Undergraduate surgical education during COVID-19: could augmented reality provide a solution?
Joshua Luck, N Gosling, Samer Saour
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted undergraduate medical education. In this original research letter, we describe how remote, augmented reality-enhanced teaching sessions can be successfully delivered at a time when the provision of surgical education is particularly challenging.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Medicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Augmented realityMedical educationBetacoronavirusPathologyHuman–computer interactionComputer scienceOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsSurgical Simulation and TrainingAdvances in Oncology and Radiotherapy