December 20, 2007

Second Life medical school

The virtual world of Second life is where many people live out their dreams, in fact there are around ten million users worldwide and this was mainly used as a sort of game. But now businesses have seen the potential for this and have begun to move in, this however has lead to another sector seeing second life as a great way of reaching people and it is the education industry.

But even more interesting is the medical schools that are appearing, these virtual medical schools are ideal for students who wish to study but do not want to travel away from their home country.

There are many opportunities for study in these schools and indeed there are many different types of study opportunities in many areas, such as research, neurological, and even the Red Cross have facilities on second life, which is a great idea.

Source [Junior Dr]