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One major challenge in the field of medical education is teaching students to empathize with patients. To help address this need, we have designed a system in virtual reality (VR) that can simulate macular degeneration and that requires medical students to carry out a self-medication task from the perspective of a patient. The simulation includes a home environment, interactive medication bottles and pills, reading requirement, task list, and completion goals. In contrast with prior work, this simulation is designed for direct integration into a university level physical diagnosis course. Design considerations for practical use and measurement of empathy in a large scale, time-constrained environment are also discussed. |
