An evaluation of the effectiveness of an immersive virtual reality medical imaging simulation tool in preparing students for clinical practice

This thesis presents the phased implementation of an immersive Virtual Reality Simulated Learning Environment (VR-SLE) following an evidence-based approach with iterative feedback provided by key stakeholders: educators, clinicians and undergraduate students. The findings of this research demonstrate the development of a body of evidence that has been collected and analysed to assess the efficacy of the VR-SLE in addressing the enhancement of a variety of core clinical competencies of medical radiation science trainee practitioners relative to existing alternative approaches.