However, it doesn't appear to be as much a priority as gaming and entertainment. For example, while Cedars-Sinai can technically make its software available in the Meta Quest Store, users would have to go to a section of the store called the
"The way I trained in the late 80s, I mean, basically you read the books," said Dr. Brent Bamberger, the director of the orthopedic surgery residency program at Kettering Health Dayton."We didn't have the videos at that time. You may go to a lecture, you may get lucky and have a specimen lab or some type of lab to do it, but you were learning by watching."
Orthopedics residents at the University of Rochester also use PrecisionOS. Dr. Richard Miller, a retired professor at the university, said the software is"sophisticated" and"very realistic," especially as a way to learn the steps of a procedure. He finds it so compelling that he's been actively helping the orthopedics department implement the technology even though he retired three years ago.
Despite VR's advantages, Miller said the software has to be able to update frequently to stay current with standards of care, best practices and surgery techniques. "I can't get straight answers from anybody, really, as to exactly how much it costs and who does what," Miller said."It's got to be a hurdle."
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