Houston Methodist https://www.houstonmethodist.org has launched the new MITIEverse App which is devoted to help health care education, training, and innovation.
The app can help medical and scientific learners access hands-on practice, remote assistance from experienced clinicians, and much more. The MITIEverse app was built in partnership with FundamentalVR and is able to transport the user into customizable showcase rooms plus provide surgical simulations and lectures from Houston Methodist faculty and collaborators from across the world.
The Houston Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation, and Education (MITIE) https://www.houstonmethodist.org/forhealth-professionals/department-programs/mitie is a hands-on clinical training facility for healthcare professionals seeking to maintain procedural skills and acquire new proficiencies. Within the DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center’s showcase room, users can view Houston Methodist faculty performing actual surgeries and are able to interact with 3D models.
“We view MITIEverse as a paradigm shifting platform that will offer new experience in how we educate, train, and interact with the health community”, said Alan Lumsden MD., Medical Director of the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center. “It essentially enables access to healthcare educators and innovators by breaking down physical barriers.”
The platform also offers a virtual auditorium where medical professionals from around the world can give presentations with the capability for unlimited live viewing. Virtual study spaces allow for global multi-user experiences with interactive models, whiteboards, and other tools. MITIEverse also allows medical device and digital health companies to have a virtual presence where users can test their digital assets and 3D content.
“This new app brings the hands-on education and training MITIE is known for to a new virtual audience. It could be a first step towards building out a medical metaverse,” said Stuart Corr, PhD, Inventor of the MITIEverse and Director of Innovation Systems Engineering at Houston Methodist.