Immersive medical training using VR for the UCV

The challenge: Maximising experiential learning and practical safety in healthcare training

The main challenge facing the Catholic University of Valencia was to ensure that students on the Medicine and Nursing degree programmes gained real-world practical experience before treating actual patients. To this end, the institution needed a solution capable of reducing procedural errors and boosting the self-confidence of future professionals during their training.

The challenge lay in finding an immersive simulation tool that would enable critical or routine medical situations to be recreated in a safe environment. An intuitive technology was required that would complement theory with truly interactive and self-directed learning outside traditional classrooms.

Catholic University of Valencia (UCV)

A leading private higher education and research institution in the Valencian Community, committed to academic excellence and the use of advanced technologies in teaching.

Education

David Fernández
Head of the E-learning and New Technologies Service

Thanks to the virtual reality app developed by Innoarea, we have been able to offer our students a training experience that closely resembles reality, enabling them to practise their skills. Our future doctors and nurses will undoubtedly be better prepared now that they have virtually experienced real-life situations.

The solution: Medical Training Platform, an immersive virtual reality simulator for healthcare settings

At Innoarea, we have developed the Medical Training Platform, a bespoke virtual reality software programme designed to train students in a hyper-realistic 3D environment that faithfully recreates an operating theatre. Thanks to the use of VR headsets and their precise, room-scale tracking system, users can interact with surgical instruments and perform procedures with natural visual and tactile feedback.

This solution incorporates intuitive and dynamic interfaces designed to enable students to observe, experiment with and grasp complex concepts independently. The platform offers unlimited features for recreating any type of medical scenario, ensuring a continuous learning curve without compromising patient safety.

• Accurate and detailed recreation of an operating theatre and medical instruments
• Touch controllers for precise interaction with virtual tools
• Exercises designed to enable students to practise and repeat manoeuvres without continuous supervision
• Scalability to add new procedures, conditions or emergency situations