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Students Test Virtual Reality Surgical Simulation Developed at SMU

Khasvi S. using the virtual reality surgical simulation to practice the steps of a hysterectomy surgery.
Khasvi S. using the virtual reality surgical simulation to practice the steps of a hysterectomy surgery.

Over the summer of 2021, three SMU undergraduate students and one high school student tested components of a research study training surgeons in Zambia to treat postpartum hemorrhage.  Three of the students tested a virtual reality surgical simulation developed for the study. 

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Undergraduate Education

SMU Students Debate Public Health Measures And Civil Liberties

Debate teams, judges
Two teams answer questions posed by the judges after their proposals on public health measures and limits on civil liberties.

Undergraduate students in a public health course at SMU propose diverse approaches and perspectives while discussing public health measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic and its relation to limiting civil liberties.