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Training and Education in XR and Spatial Computing (135) Extended Reality, Virtual Reality and Virtual Worlds (1086) e-Learning and Digital Medical Education (1515) New Resources for Medical Education (193) Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in Medical Education (225)

Published on in Vol 3 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/52925, first published .
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Virtual Reality in Health Professions Education: Qualitative Descriptive Study of Educators’ Perspectives

Virtual Reality in Health Professions Education: Qualitative Descriptive Study of Educators’ Perspectives

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Tak Wing Yu1 Author Orcid Image ;   Michael Rowe2 Author Orcid Image ;   Jose Frantz3 Author Orcid Image
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Tak Wing Yu   1 * , BSc, MSc ;   Michael Rowe   2 * , BSc, MSc, PhD ;   Jose Frantz   3 * , BSc, MSc, PhD

1 Department of Physiotherapy, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

2 Digital Innovation in Health & Social Care, School of Health & Care Sciences, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom

3 University of the Western Cape, Physiotherapy, Bellville, South Africa

*all authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Tak Wing Yu, BSc, MSc
  • Department of Physiotherapy
  • University of the Western Cape
  • Community and Health Science Building, Bellville Campus, 14 Blanckenberg Street
  • Bellville, Cape Town, Western Cape 7530
  • South Africa
  • Phone: +2782 314 8525
  • Email: yutakwing001@gmail.com