VR assessments target three of the six ACGME core competencies: Patient Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, and Medical Knowledge¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q3
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? The VR assessments targeted Patient Care (62%), Interpersonal and Communication Skills (50%), and Medical Knowledge (42%); Practice-Based Learning and Improvement, Professionalism, and Systems-based Practice were not assessed or not explicitly addressed. → Neher Andrea N. 2025

Evidence¶

Neher Andrea N. 2025¶

Neher Andrea N., Bühlmann Florian, Müller Martin, Berendonk Christoph, Sauter Thomas C., Birrenbach Tanja. (2025). Virtual reality for assessment in undergraduate nursing and medical education – a systematic review. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-06867-8

q3 · i? · review · r3

Content analysis of the 26 included studies coded against the ACGME framework. The review reports that "The VR assessments targeted three of the six ACGME core competencies: Patient Care (62%), Interpersonal and Communication Skills (50%), and Medical Knowledge (42%)."

"The VR assessments targeted three of the six ACGME core competencies: Patient Care (62%), Interpersonal and Communication Skills (50%), and Medical Knowledge (42%)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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