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Ethics of Virtual Reality in Medical Education and Licensure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2018

KENNETH V. ISERSON
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The aim of this section is to expand and accelerate advances in curriculum developments and in methods of teaching bioethics.

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ethicsvirtual realitymedical educationprocedurestestingmedical teachingmedical licensure
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Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics , Volume 27 , Issue 2 , April 2018 , pp. 326 - 332
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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