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Cosmos 2.0: The Future of VR Training is Here

Healthcare person in VR headset using hand motion over patient

March 4, 2025
The world of VR medical training just changed—again. We are proud to introduce Cosmos 2.0, a fully modular VR training platform...

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Introducing Cosmos 1.0!

July 15, 2024
Health Scholars Unveils Cosmos 1.0: Revolutionizing VR Training Access Health Scholars is thrilled to announce the release of Cosmos 1.0, marking a significant advancement in its ongoing efforts to streamline the user experience for its VR training courses. Seán Ketterick, CEO of Health Scholars, commented on the launch, "The Cosmos release milestone reflects our unwavering commitment to...

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HealthONE uses virtual reality to practice different high stakes situations

June 26, 2023
In Denver, HealthONE is now using virtual reality (VR) to practice certain scenarios that are high stakes or hard to simulate.

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Virtual reality helps nurses train for high-pressure emergencies

June 23, 2023
At the Center for Clinical Advancement in Englewood, HealthONE registered nurse Mary Aung is going through a virtual reality simulation of a fire in an operating room.

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NYC Health + Hospitals Debuts Obstetrics Virtual Reality Technology as Part of Its Ongoing, Comprehensive Maternal Health Simulation Trainings

June 16, 2022
NYC Health + Hospitals today announced the introduction of new virtual reality (VR) technology to its course library of obstetrics (OB) simulation trainings. Co-developed with Health Scholars, a provider of innovative VR healthcare simulations, OB providers across the City’s health care system will be able to hone in on skills to earlier detect and successfully...

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Relias Partners With Health Scholars, Leading Healthcare Virtual Reality Company, to Improve OB Provider Care

June 14, 2022
Relias, trusted partner to more than 11,000 healthcare organizations and 4.5 million caregivers, announced today that it has partnered with Health Scholars, the leading provider of virtual reality (VR) clinical training for healthcare professionals, to further Relias' commitment to pursue innovative technology by enhancing its obstetrics (OB) product offerings.

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Digital health enters the metaverse

February 7, 2022
Unless you’re living under a real-life rock, you’ve likely heard that Facebook, Microsoft, and Walmart are all making land grabs for the metaverse, a domain of the internet where individuals engage with or immerse themselves within virtual worlds with the help of digital tools. While the concept of the metaverse has been around for decades,...

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AppliedVR clears major regulatory hurdle to use virtual reality to treat chronic pain

October 21, 2020
U.K.-based Oxford VR, which is backed by Optum Ventures, offers a clinically validated virtual reality platform to treat mental health patients. MindMaze recently raised $100 million in funding for its virtual reality technology that has primarily been used for stroke victim therapy in European hospitals. Health Scholars uses VR for clinical training...

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Study Finds VR ACLS Simulation Training Effective for Assessing ACLS Competency

September 18, 2019
With results indicating VR’s effectiveness – and cost savings up to 83% – VR is on its way to becoming a viable alternative to train and assess competencies at scale and a legitimate solution to preventing ACLS skills decay that contribute to poor survival outcomes.

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New VR training app to combat advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) skills decay and improve cardiac arrest survival rates

April 10, 2019
Health Scholars’ virtual reality training prevents ACLS skills decay by enabling learners to physically engage in code situations at an appropriate frequency. It’s realistic, clinically accurate and can be completed at the convenience of the learner.” - Daniel Katz, Anesthesiologist, ACLS Instructor

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Aya Healthcare Partners with Health Scholars to Bring Virtual Reality and Simulated Learning to Aya's Travelers

September 12, 2018
Aya Healthcare, the company transforming healthcare staffing and workforce solutions nationally, announced its partnership with Health Scholars today. Aya will leverage Health Scholars' screen-based and virtual reality simulation course content to provide advanced continuing education to their travelers.

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