Education

"We are extremely excited to utilize BodyViz in the didactic and clinical settings.  It will provide many experiential opportunities for our students and open the door to a more fascinating and technological approach to anatomy."

Rhonda S. Cross Beemer, Ph.D., LAT, ATC
Director of Health Sciences Experiential Education
Drake University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

"Most of my students have grown up with game controllers," says Dr. Jon Jackson, an anatomy professor and medical education researcher at the University of North Dakota. "The capabilities that BodyViz literally puts at their fingertips promises to show a profound effect on their engagement with the material." Jackson will compare the performance on standardized tests of students exposed to a traditional, lecture based anatomy course with students who are involved in guided-inquiry in the SCALE -UP room, using resources such as BodyViz to facilitate their understanding of anatomy.

"One unifying feature in our lecture and laboratory courses with these students is the use of clinical anatomical images from CT or MRI scans," says Jackson. "The ease with which I learned to work my way through my DICOM database using BodyViz suggests my tech-savvy students are going to have a great experience learning 3D anatomy."

Jackson notes that he is using BodyViz with baccalaureate level undergraduate students. "We are working to increase the engagement and overall understanding of cadaver anatomy in students through the use of clinical anatomical images. If we can teach our students hoping to be better coaches and athletic trainers more effectively with this material, just imagine what kind of an impact this will have with our medical students."

Dr. Jon Jackson
Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology
University of North Dakota

"When we first contacted BodyViz, we explained we wished to use our stereoscopic KAVE environment to visualize our MRI/CT data. BodyViz was excellent in spending the time to understand our specific requirements and setup, whilst providing training and support to get us started - providing sample datasets and access to staff with extensive experience. BodyViz is now in use in our KAVE training facility and we plan to use the software as part of our educational programs.  It has also been a source of interest to local healthcare providers in our community for its potential to train qualified healthcare professionals.  We look forward to working further with BodyViz and continuing to visualize our data in this easy to use and innovative product."

Luke Bracegirdle
IT Development Director
School of Pharmacy
Keele University

"The College sees BodyViz as a valuable addition to its growing use of virtual reality software in the sciences and across the college.  BodyViz will be used to enhance lecture material as well as provide an additional means of studying the body in the laboratory setting.  It is also hoped that the program will be used in small group settings, either as small seminar classes or for independent study."

Dr. Cynthia Bottrell
Dean of Math and Sciences
Hawkeye Community College

"BodyViz is a very unique technology that allows our students to see how using minimally invasive techniques, the surgeons of the future will be better prepared to do surgery with minimal risk and greatly improved patient safety. This is an exciting way to look at learning anatomy and doing it in virtual reality with state of the art colored clinical clarity. We are excited about the role this technology will play in the education of medical students at all levels."

Gregory J Kolbinger, MPAS, PA-C
Clinical Director of the Simulation Lab
Iowa Simulation Center for Patient Safety and Clinical Skills at Des Moines University