Doctors step into virtual Patient's shoes in empathy training experiment

NCT ID NCT06351397

Summary

This study tested whether a mixed reality simulation could help anesthesiology trainees better understand and feel empathy for their patients. 81 trainees from Stanford hospitals used the simulation and then filled out surveys to measure any changes in their empathy levels. The goal was to see if this type of immersive technology could be a useful tool for teaching empathy in medical education.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    Palo Alto, California, 94303, United States

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