Greetings from Mayo’s 2011 Transform Symposium
Today I dusted off my avatar and joined our host Svea Morane (Mayo staff) and guide Panacea Luminos (Southern Tier HealthLink NY) for some breast cancer awareness education. Unfortunately, much of my time was spent reaquainting myself with getting around in Second Life, so I only tagged along toward the end. I didn't dare look for a new outfit; I showed up in the white coat previously donned for an earlier demonstration of an emergency appendectomy in a virtual world.
The session included a virtual tour of the Mayo Clinic, including the Center for Innovation--I'd sure like to have a pass to take my colleagues through that virtual tour, as my in-person tour yesterday was quite interesting and informative.
Might be a good time to take a fresh look at the promise of virtual worlds and simulations for medical education.
