Virtually Walking in a Patient’s Shoes—the Path to Empathy?
Carrie Elzie, Jacqueline K. Shaia
Abstract
Empathy is the basis of a patient-physician relationship; however, this is being lost by students throughout medical training. Immersive virtual reality that allows individuals to viscerally experience anything from another person's point of view has the potential to reverse the erosion of empathy and improve clinical practices.
Topics & Concepts
EmpathyPsychologyPath (computing)Point (geometry)Medical educationSocial psychologyApplied psychologyMedicineComputer scienceMathematicsGeometryProgramming languageEmpathy and Medical EducationInnovations in Medical EducationClinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills