VR in the Medical Sector

VR is revolutionizing the medical sector by providing immersive, realistic, and safe training environments. Here’s how VR is being used in the medical sector and the types of tools that can be developed:

Immersive Training Environments
VR can create detailed simulations of real-world medical scenarios, allowing medical personnel to train in a safe and controlled environment. This includes multi-user medical system networks, which are critical to a successful medical procedure.


Activity-Based Training
As VR training can also combine haptic technology, it provides a great tool for activity-related training, such as surgical procedures, as well as practicing potentially life-threatening activities such as emergency medical procedures. It can also help personnel acclimatize to working with, and in, claustrophobic medical equipment environments, such as MRI machines.

Unit Training
The great thing about VR training is that it gives units the chance to train together, meaning that it can help to train on how to effectively work interdependently and understand the impact their actions can have on their colleagues.

Response to Technological Changes
As advances in technology and communications are leading to a shift from hardware-driven medical strategies to data-driven medical solutions, VR training tools give personnel the chance to rise to the challenges that technological changes present to everyday working conditions.

Scalability of Training
In a sector that requires large numbers of personnel to be trained to a high level, rolling out practical training at scale is crucial1. Moreover, it’s a cost-effective way to ensure consistency of training across thousands of medical personnel, with the added bonus of being able to monitor and evaluate individual performance.