"In December, the Society for Simulation in Healthcare accredited George Mason University’s Lab for Immersive Technologies and Simulation, an innovative new program designed to bring a new dimension to healthcare education and clinical training: virtual reality.

The lab, housed in the university’s College of Public Health, is the only lab accredited by the Society for Simulation of Public Health, an organization based in Minneapolis that uses simulations to advance healthcare. 

Mason’s College of Public Health Dean Melissa Perry said the accreditation recognizes the lab’s unique opportunities for students to learn and grow as future healthcare professionals using virtual simulations. In fall 2023, Perry launched a $10 million fundraising campaign to give students virtual reality-enhanced healthcare experiences in their classrooms," reports Fairfax County Times. 

Photo: George Mason University’s College of Public Health.