Augmented reality telementoring for procedural skills in remote medical education
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Implication StatementAugmented reality (AR) telementoring offers a novel approach to delivering real-time procedural instruction to learners in remote and austere environments. By enabling faculty to annotate a learner’s field of view, overlay visual guides, and provide live audio coaching, AR can extend the reach of procedural training without requiring in-person presence. In this pilot, we demonstrate the feasibility of AR telementoring for visually guided, tactile procedures such as escharotomy, while highlighting important challenges for complex, image-dependent tasks such as ultrasound-guided central venous access. With intentional alignment between procedure type and technological capabilities, AR telementoring may help reduce instructional inequities across geographically dispersed medical education sites.
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