Medicine and the metaverse: current applications and future.

Gac Med Mex

Open University Coordination, Educational Innovation and Distance Education, Directorate of Educational Evaluation, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Published: September 2023

AI Article Synopsis

  • Innovative technologies like the metaverse and AI-powered chat GPT-4 are making significant inroads into the medical field, enhancing education and practice.
  • Medical schools globally are incorporating the metaverse for teaching subjects like anatomy and performing virtual surgeries, offering new ways to learn and supervise.
  • While these innovations present exciting opportunities for transforming healthcare, it’s crucial to address the potential limitations and risks involved in adopting the metaverse in medical training and practice.

Article Abstract

Innovative technologies such as the metaverse and chat GPT-4 (based on artificial intelligence) are present in the daily discourse of society; recently, they have been introduced into medical practice and are bringing about important changes. In the case of the metaverse ("beyond the universe"), various medical schools and departments around the world are beginning to use it as an innovative strategy for teaching subjects such as anatomy, histology, ophthalmology, and simulation in parallel (virtual) worlds for learning and supervision of surgeries, as well as for other applications in medical education and in the doctor-patient relationship. Although it should be regarded as an area of opportunity for the transformation of medicine, it is important to consider the various limitations and risks of the metaverse in medical practice, student training, and physicians' relationship with the health problems they have to deal with in their practice.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.24875/GMM.M23000795DOI Listing

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