Thank you for your interest in joining the VRiMS Surgical Society.

 

Short-term Objectives:

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• To establish a VR Surgical Student Society with representatives from universities.

• To create an executive committee with different roles to oversee the society's activities.

• To initiate VR events and workshops at universities to raise awareness and educate students.

• To increase awareness to ER/VR/AR via mentorship schemes, teaching series, in-person workshops, conferences, talks and outreach events (internationally)

 

Long-term Objectives:

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• To promote the use of extended reality technologies in medical and surgical education.

• To facilitate collaborative research on the benefits of extended reality in the medical field.

• To help establish the implementation of ER/VR/AR into the curriculum of medical schools, within broader aims of technological literacy in healthcare

 

Key Benefits for Students Involved with VRiMS:

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• Exposure to state-of-the-art extended reality resources and training methods.

• Opportunities to develop leadership skills within the VR Surgical Student Society.

• Active participation in events and workshops to enhance their knowledge and skills.

• Opportunities to get involved in research with aims of presenting and publishing.

• Opportunities to assist main VRiMS team with international events.

• Opportunity to gain experience in health and med tech through a national leadership role

 

Roles and Responsibilities for students involved:

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• Representatives from each university will be responsible for liaising with their respective institutions.

• The executive committee will oversee society operations, event planning, and outreach.

• Students will actively participate in VR events and workshops.