Vuzix smart glasses will be used to deliver telemedicine learning and interaction, fueling a new partnership between the Global Health Education Group (GHEG) and the University of Leeds in the UK!

Vuzix® Corporation, a leading provider of smart glasses and augmented reality (AR) technologies and products, announced that its smart glasses have been selected to support a new collaboration between healthcare technology specialists Global Health Education Group (”GHEG”) and the University of Leeds, one of the largest higher education institutions in the UK. Global Health Education Group ("GHEG") has developed an online learning tool that aims to dramatically improve clinical training opportunities for students in the healthcare sector, accessibility, and quality at the same time.

This is a real breakthrough in truly borderless health education and training.

Prof. Simone Buitendijk, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Leeds

Vuzix Smart Glasses Enable Students to Remotely View and Participate in Patient Care Processes

Clinical internships and health education in hospitals are a necessary and vital part of the educational process in healthcare systems around the world.

The recent shortage of such clinical internships and training opportunities has created a bottleneck in the development of health education globally, which in turn is hampering the efforts of the 10 million health care workers who are already actively working to address the health care shortage.

A new online platform, developed by GHEG in partnership with the University of Leeds, will allow the wider healthcare and medical student community to participate in clinical medicine placements at the same time, regardless of the distance between clinicians and patients and each student.

With Vuzix smart glasses, students can.

✓ See patients through Vuzix smart glasses worn by clinicians

✓ Hearing the patient's heart and chest sounds through an electronic stethoscope

✓ Seeing the patient's ear through an electronic otoscope

It's as if they are examining the patient themselves, and they can even interact with the patient and ask questions.

This solution has been designed by GPs, clinicians and researchers at the University of Leeds Medical School and will be extended to remote areas, hard to reach sites and environments to enable more students to access clinical training and opportunities.

Now that the solution has been tested with the help of medical students, the second phase will be a feasibility study and a trial with patients. Overall, the ultimate goal of GHEG and the University of Leeds is to expand the use of the solution to partner universities locally in the UK and globally.

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For millions of healthcare workers, affordability and quality training are critical, and we believe that effective utilization of augmented reality and remote access, clinical learning, and hands-on practice provided by Vuzix smart glasses can achieve these goals and enable more people to receive better healthcare and live longer, healthier lives.

Gideon Shimshon, Co-Founder & CEO, GHEG

We are pleased to be a part of such an important and much-needed solution to the massive shortage of qualified physicians. While the use of AR smart glasses in healthcare continues to expand globally, Vuzix smart glasses are ideally suited for a wide range of applications spanning education, surgery and OR management.

Paul Travers, President and CEO, Vuzix

Finally, let's take a look at the virtual clinical video provided by GHEG!

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