Medical Xpress October 23, 2025
Immersive technologies like virtual and augmented reality are no longer experimental. They’re redefining how future health professionals learn. A new national study led by George Mason University’s Bethany Cieslowski offers the first comprehensive look at what’s working, what’s not, and where the field needs to go next.
“The pace of advancement has been surprising,” said Cieslowski. “XR [extended reality] technologies are evolving quickly and aligning more closely with educational needs. What’s most exciting is how ready educators are to embrace the tools and build the evidence to support what we’re already seeing in practice.”
Cieslowski, chief innovation officer for immersive technologies at the College of Public Health, co-authored the work published in Nurse Educator with George Mason colleagues Deb Derner,...
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