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Educators in Health Sciences: Integrating Technology

This guide contains resources for faculty and instructors in health sciences, including those enrolled in programs to develop expertise as an educator.

Educational Technologies at EHSL

The Anatomage Table is the most technologically advanced anatomy visualization system for anatomy education.

Features

  • An all-in-one, touch-interactive display system
  • True human anatomy in a life-size scale
  • Classroom and lab integration
  • Clean, safe, reusable technology
  • Radiological imaging workstation

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XR classroom decorative with 3 panels, one showing a person using a virtual reality headset, the others showing a classroom with and without tables

The XR Classroom is located in the EHSEB Room 2880. It is a fully-equipped VR space that can host up to 20 students with their own wireless Oculus Quest 2 headsets. Schedule today by reaching out to ehsl-techies@lists.utah.edu. 

VR for checkout

We have VR headsets to checkout, including

  • 10 Vive Pros
  • 6 Oculus Quests
  • 2 Index Headsets

Play is first-come, first-serve and a specialist in the lab can assist you if you have questions. You can email ehsl-techies@lists.utah.edu for more information.

Available games and applications for health sciences

  • 3D Organon VR Anatomy
  • Embodied Labs
  • Oxford Medical Simulations
  • Physiology of the Eye
  • ShareCare VR

Ways to get involved

  • If you're interested in checking out one of our projects or would like to explore uses of VR or AR, visit The GApp Lab or XR Utah YouTube Pages.
  • If you're a student and would like to be a developer on a project, email Jesse Ferraro at jesse.ferraro [at] utah [dot] edu

Designing VR experiences

Many current VR experiences are created with Unity (http://unity3d.com), which is a common game design tool.  There are a huge number of tutorials (for VR and non-VR use) available. 

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