In the recent article Training Future Doctors Virtually, Future Pulse (a new
weekly newsletter for those who are interested in the rapidly changing world of
healthcare and technology), brings to our attention that perhaps nowhere has
the pandemic more fundamentally rocked education than in medical schools.
OSSO VR, a
virtual reality technology company founded on the principle of training
surgeons with real world skills that can be directly applied when in the OR, has
seen inquiries increase tenfold since the beginning of the pandemic.
Founded in 2016 by UCLA and Harvard trained orthopedic surgeon Justin
Barad, MD, OSSO VR is an award-winning, clinically validated surgical training
platform designed for medical device companies, practicing surgeons, residents,
and medical students of all skill levels. Using immersive VR technology, the
scalable platform offers a realistic, hands-on training environment that leads
to real world performance gains and ultimately improved patient outcomes. OSSO VR is the first training platform to incorporate assessment into its
modules, objectively measuring the trainee’s knowledge of steps, level of
precision and overall efficiency throughout the procedure providing a benchmark
for proficiency.
Last year, OSSO VR
released results from a clinical validation study at UCLA’s David Geffen School
of Medicine. The key finding: VR training on the OSSO VR platform improved
participants’ overall surgical performance by 230% compared with traditional
training methods.
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credit: OSSO VR - Virtual Reality Surgical Training & Assessment Platform
Last September, OSSO VR announced
it has raised $14 million in Series A funding led by Kaiser Permanente Ventures
(KPV) to expand its virtual reality (VR) surgical training platform, said to be
the largest investment yet in VR surgical training, taking the total invested
in healthcare-focused immersive technology companies this year to at least $130
million (Source: VRWorldTech).
According to the company, its platform is currently used by over 20
teaching hospitals and 11 medical device companies, distributed across 20
countries.
About OSSO VR
OSSO VR, a Palo
Alto, CA-based, is an award-winning VR surgical and medical device training
platform. Founded in late 2016, the company is made up of practicing
clinicians, professional VR developers and MedTech industry veterans. It
specializes in hyper-realistic, haptic-enhanced, hands-on interactivity and
design.