Virtual and Augmented Reality in Undergraduate Medical Education in Psychiatry: A Systematic Review.

Journal: The clinical teacher
Published Date: Aug 1, 2025

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Simulation is widely used in medical education in all specialties; in psychiatry, it usually relies on standardised patients played by actors. Virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) have the potential to provide standardised and replicable clinical experiences for learners.

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  • Joanne Rodda
    Kent and Medway Medical School, Canterbury, Kent, UK.
  • Hanna Mansi
    Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, Maidstone, Kent, UK.
  • Jacob Fernando-Sayers
    Kent and Medway Medical School, Canterbury, Kent, UK.
  • Sharna Bennett
    Kent and Medway Medical School, Canterbury, Kent, UK.
  • Sukhi Shergill
    Kent and Medway Medical School, Canterbury, Kent, UK.

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