U.K., Oct. 5 -- Virtual reality and its close relatives augmented reality and artificial intelligence have emerged as important tools for healthcare, particularly when it comes to training. The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) announced as far back as 2010 that it was better for students to be trained by simulation tools before attempting any procedures on patients.
Key reasons for this are reducing errors and providing better patient safety outcomes. Other, practical reasons include being able to scale up to train larger numbers of people, and of course the fact that remote training is possible, something which has become essential since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
VR training is frequently used to train surgeons, but it has...