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Virtual Reality Supplemental Teaching at Low-Cost (VRSTL) as a Medical Education Adjunct for Increasing Early Patient Exposure

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Virtual reality video is 360° viewing platform that allows for augmented experience and interactivity. VR video may be a cost-effective, scalable tool to provide medical educators better control over introducing patient exposure and to supplement curriculum while meeting Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) clerkship requirements.

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  1. School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Patrick W. Chang & Benjamin C. Chen

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Catherine E. Jones & Chayan Chakraborti

  3. Standardized Patient Center, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Kathryn Bunting

  4. Tulane University School of Medicine, Peterman-Prosser Professor of Medicine and Senior Associate Dean, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Marc J. Kahn

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Chang, P., Chen, B., Jones, C.E. et al. Virtual Reality Supplemental Teaching at Low-Cost (VRSTL) as a Medical Education Adjunct for Increasing Early Patient Exposure. Med.Sci.Educ. 28, 3–4 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-017-0483-4

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