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10.30.08Medical Education in Second Life: Pros and ConsOne of the nascent professional spheres in Second Life is medicine and medical care. While nothing can truly replace the physical doctor-patient relationship, there is room for growth in virtual worlds for the medical community. Walter van den Broek, a Dutch psychiatrist who blogs as Dr. Shock, recently wrote a post weighing the strengths and weaknesses of virtual worlds for the medical community. He writes that virtual worlds "may serve as an adjunct or pre- or post-learning tool" instead of replacing the interaction mentioned above. As for strengths, van den Broek finds at least eleven. The major advantages he cites include the ...
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