Virtually Walking in a Patient’s Shoes—the Path to Empathy?

Virtually Walking in a Patient’s Shoes—the Path to Empathy?

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 a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Medical science educator 2020-12, Vol.30 (4), p.1737-1739
Hauptverfasser: Elzie, Carrie A., Shaia, Jacqueline
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Sprache:eng
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Education
Innovation
Medical Education
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:2156-8650
2156-8650
DOI:10.1007/s40670-020-01101-0