MediSim VR Launches Innovate 360 – a hands-on training & mentorship program for school students about creating a Startup
Chennai : MediSim VR, a med-tech company with the sole agenda of revolutionizing medical training in India, has introduced a pre medical college level exclusive three-day program – Innovate 360 – to provide high school students a preview into hands on practical and experiential learning which will help and guide them as a preview into the Startup ecosystem.
The objective of this unique program is to offer high school students from various streams an opportunity to focus on innovation and creativity while providing them with a comprehensive understanding of the multiple aspects of startup business through a 360-degree learning approach into the world of immersive technology.
“The Innovate 360 program 1st batch had about 6 students, who successfully completed the program getting exposed to a platform for idea exchange and personal development and in opening doors for their future career opportunities in the world of tech-based startups. MediSim VR combines the benefits of Virtual Reality (VR) and simulation to deliver immersive learning for medica learners in India. And right now, over 3500 students in India get trained in practical learning through virtual reality-based simulation training. This kind of program we hope will help our PM’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat and thus nurture the entrepreneurial ability of students in India from school.” said Sabarish Chandrsekaran, CEO and Co-Founder, MediSim VR.
Dr. Gianluca De Novi, Director of the Harvard simulation lab, a pioneer and a world leading expert in medical simulation is now also on board as Simulation Advisor for MediSim VR. MediSim VR is a part of the Johnson & Johnson innovation labs, Boston and IIT-Madras Research Park, Chennai. Founded by Co-Founder/CEO – Sabarish Chandrasekaran, Co-founder/COO – Dr. Adith Chinnaswami, and Co-founder/CTO – Jeno Manickam Durairaj from diverse backgrounds together gives MediSim VR the versatility it needs to fit the company’s mission and fulfil the larger vision of filling the larger gap in medical training in India.
More about MediSim VR
MediSim VR pioneers the setting up of VR labs in medical institutions, helping best utilise the advantages that virtual reality brings and translating it into effective medical training. A wave of increased focus on skill development for doctors and healthcare professionals has swept the world, a demand that can be met and addressed by exercising the many benefits of VR. We help bring global standards of technology through collaborations with organisations such as Johnson & Johnson Innovation Labs and the Center for, Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI) at Hartford HealthCare and recent tieup with the Manipal University College Malaysia to provide advanced medical training to MBBS students in India. Manipal University’s MBBS curriculum is a blend of traditional and contemporary teaching and learning modalities like cadaveric dissection to virtual 3-D dissections in Anatomy. MediSim VR’s simulated training has always paved the way for graduates to blend with ease into the clinical working life at hospitals. This program allows students to learn and practice patient-care skills infinite times in a risk-free and immersive environment. An inbuilt AI-powered competency assessment engine helps ensure that students achieve a certain level of competency before stepping into the real world. An extensive content library consisting of procedural skills such as emergency situation management, urethral catheterisation, and wound management amongst many others help us accomplish this. www.medisimvr.com