Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences gets a VR lab

A Med-tech company has established a fully automated Virtual Reality (VR) lab in the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences for MBBS students.

To improve the key medical skills of MBBS students and train them for the future, MediSim VR, a Med-tech company has set up a fully automated Virtual Reality (VR) lab in the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences.

“The timing is right to equip our Indian doctors or medical fraternity with the next evolution in technology in their area of learning and development. India is known to be a strong destination for medical science expertise. With this product, our plans are directed toward the pre-final and final years of the MBBS degree," said Dr Adith Chinnaswami, co-founder, MediSim VR, as reported by Financial Express.

"We also want to unveil new content for nursing and allied health professionals and are looking to partner with the right firm. We aim to expand to not just the medical fraternity but the entire healthcare fraternity. And of course, both regional and global expansion is next on the radar,” added Dr Adith.

“Eventually we are aiming to move into the clinical side of this landscape as VR has a lot of potential in terms of changing perceptions about traditional and manual approaches. Applying VR in therapy, vocational counselling, phobia management, and pain management can do wonders. We hope to enter the market with a product backed by deep research in this space as well,” Dr Adith further added.

About MediSim VR

It is a registered Indian company working in the field of healthcare simulation. It has recently closed a pre-series A round of funding. It develops VR platforms designed to make comprehensive medical training accessible and affordable across the world. For research and development, it is supported by funds from IIT Madras and the Department of Science and Technology (DST). It boasts of a patent technology that caters to all healthcare professionals to focus on essential skills required for patient care.

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