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The Second Life Metaverse and Its Usefulness in Medical Education After a Quarter of a Century

The Second Life Metaverse and Its Usefulness in Medical Education After a Quarter of a Century

The Second Life Metaverse and Its Usefulness in Medical Education After a Quarter of a Century

Authors of this article:

Francisco Sendra-Portero1 Author Orcid Image ;   Rocío Lorenzo-Álvarez2 Author Orcid Image ;   Teodoro Rudolphi-Solero1 Author Orcid Image ;   Miguel José Ruiz-Gómez1 Author Orcid Image
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Journals

  1. Perez-Baena A, Rudolphi-Solero T, Lorenzo-Alvarez R, Dominguez-Pinos D, Ruiz-Gomez M, Sendra-Portero F. Evaluation of a virtual objective structured clinical examination in the metaverse (Second Life) to assess the clinical skills in emergency radiology of medical students in Spain: a cross-sectional study. Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions 2025;22:12 View
  2. Boztas C, Ghadafi E, Ibrahim R. Metaverse Architectures: A Comprehensive Systematic Review of Definitions and Frameworks. Future Internet 2025;17(7):283 View
  3. Tutar Ş, Özgörü H, Durna F, Şahin Y. Examining jigsaw, metaverse, and classic learning methods' impact on nursing students' self-efficacy in pediatric drug administration: a mixed-methods study. Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine 2025;8(6):1065 View
  4. Li R, Wong S, Duan B, Kahn S. A gamified metaverse platform (Mammoverse) for breast health education: A mixed-methods study. DIGITAL HEALTH 2025;11 View
  5. Islam F, Muthukanagaraj P, Chen M, Zhan L, Leow A, Shi C. Evaluating the Potential of Metaverse to Elicit Therapy-Related Emotions Among Individuals With Depression: Controlled Pilot Study of Cognitive and Emotional Responses. JMIR XR and Spatial Computing 2025;2:e82422 View
  6. ENG E, LIAW S, TAN R, PRAMILA-SAVUKOSKI S, MIKKONEN K. Metaverse in healthcare education: A scoping review of definitions and challenges. Nurse Education Today 2026;162:107039 View
  7. Alhusban A, Alzoubi K. Evaluation of the Metaverse for Teaching and Learning Pharmacology: A Mixed-Method Study. Advances in Medical Education and Practice 2026;Volume 17:1 View
  8. Sendra-Portero F, Pérez-Baena A, Rudolphi-Solero T, Lorenzo-Álvarez R, Domínguez-Pinos D, Ruiz-Gómez M. ECOE virtual de radiología en el metaverso Second Life®: comparación de estudiantes de tercer y sexto curso. Educación Médica 2026;27(3):101167 View

Books/Policy Documents

  1. Duran V, Çelik F. Metaverse, MetaIntelligence and Infinite Worlds with AI [Working Title]. View