Medical Opportunities in Second Life

October 2008

Prepared by Scott Merrick

Potentials

• Virtual Hospitals

• Synchronous online meeting and learning

• Robust training in emergency healthcare and disaster response

• Training in all manner of professional disciplines

• Potentials beyond Second Life

Virtual Hospitals

http://virtualpalomarwest.org

http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2008/prod_022508d.html?print=true

• http://scienceroll.com/2008/03/30/case-presentation-in-second-life/

Synchronous Learning through Online Discussion

http://ammc.wordpress.com/

http://irhbt.typepad.com/play2train/

Robust training in emergency healthcare and disaster response

http://www.slideshare.net/twerner/travels-with-tom-workplacerelated-

places-in-second-life-presentation

Training in all manner of professional disciplines

http://healthcybermap.semanticweb.org/sl.htm

Potentials beyond Second Life.

Also see immersiveeducation.org