UAF's veterinary medicine department using virtual reality in some of their courses.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - The veterinary medicine department at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has brought a unique kind of virtual education into some of their courses.
Used primarily for their anesthesia courses, the VR program is a great tool for students in the program to gain virtual experience tending to animals before moving onto living ones. Additionally, there are developments being made that will include wound care, interpreting blood work, and drug calculations, among others.
Assistant Professor, Greg Pietsch, with the department of veterinary medicine at UAF, says the hope for the implemented VR system is increased course engagement and furthering the skills of the department’s students. Pietsch also left us with notes of optimism for the future of using virtual reality in the classroom. Highlighting that he is looking forward to the ways the department can expand it into their other veterinary courses.
The veterinary medicine department runs in coordination with Colorado State University, located in Fort Collins, Colorado. Students will spend their first two years at UAF before finishing up and going through clinical at CSU. Both institutions utilize the VR system in their courses.
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