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Tutorials in Medical Education (14) Extended Reality, Virtual Reality and Virtual Worlds (828) e-Learning and Digital Medical Education (982) Training Tools for Medical Students (165) Games for Medical Education and Training (122) Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in Medical Education (147) Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Medical Education (243) Tutorials on XR and Spatial Computing (4)

Published on in Vol 12 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/80976, first published .
Developing and Integrating Virtual Reality Courses in Medical Education: Tutorial and Implementation Guideline Informed by Best Practices From the National Project “medical tr.AI.ning”

Developing and Integrating Virtual Reality Courses in Medical Education: Tutorial and Implementation Guideline Informed by Best Practices From the National Project “medical tr.AI.ning”

Developing and Integrating Virtual Reality Courses in Medical Education: Tutorial and Implementation Guideline Informed by Best Practices From the National Project “medical tr.AI.ning”

Authors of this article:

Marvin Mergen1 Author Orcid Image ;   Anna Junga2 Author Orcid Image ;   Henriette Schulze2 Author Orcid Image ;   Philipp Bozdere3 Author Orcid Image ;   Pascal Kockwelp4 Author Orcid Image ;   Leon Pielage4 Author Orcid Image ;   Corbin Sassen5 Author Orcid Image ;   Tina Glückselig3 Author Orcid Image ;   Michael Schmitz5 Author Orcid Image ;   Kathrin Ungru6 Author Orcid Image ;   Norbert Graf1 Author Orcid Image ;   Benjamin Risse4 Author Orcid Image ;   Marcel Meyerheim1 Author Orcid Image
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Marvin Mergen   1 , MD ;   Anna Junga   2 , MD ;   Henriette Schulze   2 ;   Philipp Bozdere   3 ;   Pascal Kockwelp   4 ;   Leon Pielage   4 ;   Corbin Sassen   5 ;   Tina Glückselig   3 ;   Michael Schmitz   5 , Dr ;   Kathrin Ungru   6 , Prof Dr ;   Norbert Graf   1 , Prof Dr Med ;   Benjamin Risse   4 , Prof Dr ;   Marcel Meyerheim   1

1 Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany

2 Institute for Education and Student Affairs, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

3 Institute for Society and Digital Media, Münster School of Design, FH Münster, Münster, Germany

4 Institute for Geoinformatics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

5 xm:lab - experimental media lab, Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar, Saarbrücken, Germany

6 Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Laboratory of Visual Computing, FH Münster, Münster, Germany

Corresponding Author:

  • Marvin Mergen, MD
  • Department of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology
  • Faculty of Medicine
  • Saarland University
  • Kirrberger Strasse 100
  • Homburg 66421
  • Germany
  • Phone: 49 684116 28411
  • Email: kontakt@dr-mergen.de