This webinar will introduce our virtual reality (VR) cultural competency and communication training program, C3VR. The program aims to enhance communication skills and reduce implicit bias among medical students and physicians. We will delve into the conceptual and technical foundations of C3VR, share results from pilot tests, and discuss future strategies for making C3VR a clinically effective tool tailored to specific racial groups, geographic areas, and health issues. Our goal is to improve healthcare outcomes for vulnerable populations.
Speakers
Charee M. Thompson Ph.D.
Associate Professor, the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Creighton University School of Medicine
I am a Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, NE. I am an active medical staff member at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, NE. In my role at Creighton, I oversee the academic and clinical mission of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Creighton. In addition to my administrative and research work, I am a practicing specialist in obstetrics and gynecology with subspecialty training and minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. Finally, nationally, since 2016, I have served as a delegate to the American Medical Association, promoting women's health issues in policy development.
Concerning my research, I study disparities in obstetrics and gynecology care, including educating medical students and residents about disparities in Black maternal health care and the availability of minimally invasive gynecologic surgery for black and other minority women.
Several principal goals guide my scholarly work. First is establishing a sound, academic pedagogy for residency programs and medical school clerkships in obstetrics and gynecology. My second goal is to address health care disparities and obstetrics and gynecology care. With colleagues from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, I have worked with academics from various disciplines. (e.g., communication and biomedical engineering). By working with researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign and other healthcare professionals committed to rigorous academic evidence, I fulfill my third goal: creating an academically rigorous, clinically competent department in obstetrics and gynecology to train future clinical and research physicians.
Moderators
Susan J. Persky, Ph.D.
Director, Immersive Simulation Program, National Institutes of Health, Human Genome Research Institute
