VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS FOR MEDICAL-TRAINING AND EDUCATION

There are a number of modalities for implementing Virtual Environments (VE) for medical training and simulation. Integrating them For a seam less transition from one to another presents the next challenge. The t hree applications of (1) individual anatomic education and training, ( 2) medical crisis planning and training, and (3) medical virtual proto typing have been integrated into a single program approach by the mili tary for battlefield trauma care. With this model as a template, the p ower of VE for the many different aspects of medical education can be explored and exploited.