Published on in Vol 11, No 8 (2022): August

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/40445, first published .
A Novel Theory-Based Virtual Reality Training to Improve Patient Safety Culture in the Department of Surgery of a Large Academic Medical Center: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

A Novel Theory-Based Virtual Reality Training to Improve Patient Safety Culture in the Department of Surgery of a Large Academic Medical Center: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

A Novel Theory-Based Virtual Reality Training to Improve Patient Safety Culture in the Department of Surgery of a Large Academic Medical Center: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

Lukasz M Mazur   1 , PhD ;   Amro Khasawneh   2 , PhD ;   Christi Fenison   3 , MS ;   Shawna Buchanan   3 , BSN ;   Ian M Kratzke   4 , MD ;   Karthik Adapa   1 , MD ;   Selena J An   4 , MD ;   Logan Butler   1 , MS ;   Ashlyn Zebrowski   1 , MS ;   Praneeth Chakravarthula   5 , PhD ;   Jin H Ra   4 , MD

1 Division of Healthcare Engineering, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

2 Industrial Engineering Department, School of Engineering, Mercer University, Macon, GA, United States

3 Academic Technology Services, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

4 Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

5 Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Lukasz M Mazur, PhD
  • Division of Healthcare Engineering, Department of Radiation Oncology
  • School of Medicine
  • University of North Carolina
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  • Chapel Hill, NC, 27713
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 9196169702
  • Email: lmazur@med.unc.edu