medical training Coverage - MedCity News https://medcitynews.com/tag/medical-training/ Healthcare technology news, life science current events Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:16:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 A New Opportunity to Reduce Resident Burnout: Young Doctors Are AI Natives https://medcitynews.com/2026/03/a-new-opportunity-to-reduce-resident-burnout-young-doctors-are-ai-natives/ https://medcitynews.com/2026/03/a-new-opportunity-to-reduce-resident-burnout-young-doctors-are-ai-natives/#respond Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:28:41 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=144944 Digital background depicting innovative technologies in (AI) artificial systems, neural interfaces and internet machine learning technologies

Residents embrace AI for everything from clinical decisions to emotional support. Health systems need to meet them where they are.

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How Health Plans Are Adding Up Real Value From AI https://medcitynews.com/2025/04/how-health-plans-are-adding-up-real-value-from-ai/ https://medcitynews.com/2025/04/how-health-plans-are-adding-up-real-value-from-ai/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:39:00 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=135533

AI tools can work together across the payer value chain, exchanging information, collaborating and making autonomous decisions based on business rules. Here are just a few examples of how their bottom lines are benefiting.

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Why Aren’t More Academic Medical Settings Using Generative AI Avatars to Train Future Doctors on Sensitivity? https://medcitynews.com/2025/02/why-arent-more-academic-medical-settings-using-generative-ai-avatars-to-train-future-doctors-on-sensitivity/ https://medcitynews.com/2025/02/why-arent-more-academic-medical-settings-using-generative-ai-avatars-to-train-future-doctors-on-sensitivity/#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:44:00 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=134256

AI-generated simulations can standardize diversity in exposure by creating virtual patients from varied backgrounds, each with unique risk factors and life experiences.

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The Future of Training: How Virtual Reality Can Protect Clinicians from Healthcare-associated Infections https://medcitynews.com/2025/02/the-future-of-training-how-virtual-reality-can-protect-clinicians-from-healthcare-associated-infections/ https://medcitynews.com/2025/02/the-future-of-training-how-virtual-reality-can-protect-clinicians-from-healthcare-associated-infections/#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:10:00 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=133479

VR allows learners to actually ‘see’ the virtual germs responsible for causing infections and spreading disease, which could otherwise only be seen under a microscope. The technology also heightens users’ senses, drawing their attention to things they would be unable to see in traditional learning environments. 

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AI Disruption is Coming. Are Healthcare Professionals Ready? https://medcitynews.com/2024/04/ai-disruption-is-coming-are-healthcare-professionals-ready/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 11:15:25 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=668313

The modern healthcare environment will require ambidextrous experts in healthcare and AI

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5 Ways To Make a Business Case for Virtual Reality in Healthcare https://medcitynews.com/2024/01/5-ways-to-make-a-business-case-for-virtual-reality-in-healthcare/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 19:54:32 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=660789

Virtual reality reduces the cost of training while also improving learning efficiency and knowledge retention. It’s not just universities and medical students that are embracing VR technology for learning. I travel all over the world to work with healthcare teams implementing VR and have observed, that a growing number of hospitals are using it for continuing education.

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Here’s How Skilled Nursing Facilities Can Use Virtual Reality Too https://medcitynews.com/2022/12/skilled-nursing-facilities-can-use-virtual-reality-too-heres-how/ Mon, 12 Dec 2022 12:05:23 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=612442

It may take some time to introduce VR into your skilled nursing facility, but it will be worth it for the physical, mental, and social benefit of your residents.

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Virtual Reality: The New Tool in Healthcare Training https://medcitynews.com/2022/12/virtual-reality-the-new-tool-in-healthcare-training/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 19:00:50 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=612433

Virtual reality exceeds the traditional training methods facilities often use, and this new immersive, experiential way to train staff members is critical for their proficiency and satisfaction.

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Transforming medical device training, adoption, and sales with remote case observation https://medcitynews.com/2021/11/transforming-medical-device-training-adoption-and-sales-with-remote-case-observation/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:00:07 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=555800

Hospitals need to keep patient safety and operational efficiency at the forefront. By minimizing the number of individuals entering the OR, RCO provides immediate operational and safety improvements.

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