Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran
مجله پزشکی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Med J Islam Repub Iran
Medical Sciences
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir
2
journal2
1016-1430
2251-6840
8
10.18869/mjiri
14
8888
13
en
jalali
1398
11
1
gregorian
2020
2
1
34
1
online
1
fulltext
en
Application and evaluation of virtual technologies for anatomy education to medical students: A review
Medical Education
Medical Education
Review Article
Review Article
To learn anatomy, medical students need to look at body structures and manipulate anatomical structures. Simulation-based education is a promising opportunity for the upgrade and sharing of knowledge. The purpose of this review is to investigate the evaluation of virtual technologies in teaching anatomy to medical students.<br>
Methods: In this review, we searched PubMed, Web of Sciences, Scopus, and Embase for relevant articles in November 2018. Information retrieval was done without time limitation. The search was based on the following keywords: virtual reality, medical education, and anatomy.<br>
Results: 2483 articles were identified by searching databases. Finally, the fulltext of 12 articles was reviewed. The results of the review showed that virtual technologies had been used to train internal human anatomy, ear anatomy, nose anatomy, temporal bone anatomy, surgical anatomy, neuroanatomy, and cardiac anatomy.<br>
Conclusion: Virtual reality, augmented reality, and games can enhance students' anatomical learning skills and are proper alternatives to traditional methods in case of no access to the cadavers and mannequin.
Anatomy education, Medical education, Virtual reality, Augmented reality, Mixed reality
1108
1124
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-5080-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Zahra
Karbasi
zkarbasi@razi.tums.ac.ir
200319475328460062997
200319475328460062997
No
Department of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Sharareh
R. Niakan Kalhori
sh_rniakank@ sina.Tums.ac.ir
200319475328460062998
200319475328460062998
Yes
Department of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran