--- title: Through virtual reality, medical students embody patient experiences description: For about 10 minutes, KU School of Medicine-Wichita students in Tiffany Schwasinger-Schmidt's third-year neurology clerkship class get to see what it's like to have Alzheimer's, dementia or Parkinson's disease. image: https://www.embodiedlabs.com/hubfs/logo--kumc-main.png --- ![EL_Logo](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EL%20Logo%20Assets/EL_Logo.png?width=684&name=EL_Logo.png) [![EL_Logo](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EL%20Logo%20Assets/EL_Logo.png?width=684&name=EL_Logo.png)](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/) - [Log in](https://app.embodiedlabs.com/) - [Help Center](https://resource.embodiedlabs.com/) - [Book a Demo](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/schedule-a-demo) - [Home](https://www.embodiedlabs.com) - [Solutions](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/solutions) - [Overview](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/solutions) - [Immersive Experiences Platform](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/solutions/immersive-experiences-platform) - [Learning Journeys](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/solutions/learning-journeys) - [Co-Creation of Experiences](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/solutions/co-creation) - [Immersive Library](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experiences-library-overview) - [Overview](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experiences-library-overview) - [Alzheimer's Disease](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experience-library/alzheimers-disease) - [Customer Service](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experience-library/customer-service) - [Dementia & Parkinson's Disease](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experience-library/dementia-parkinson) - [Elder Safety & Well-Being](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experience-library/elder-safety-well-being) - [End of Life Conversations](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experience-library/end-of-life-conversations) - [Home Health Assessments](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experience-library/home-health-assessments) - [Social Isolation](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experience-library/social-isolation) - [Trans Health & LGBT Aging](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experience-library/trans-health-lgbt-aging) - [Vision & Hearing Loss](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experience-library/vision-hearing-loss) - [Industries](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/industries) - [Overview](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/industries) - [Senior Services](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/industries/senior-services) - [Academic Programs](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/industries/academic-programs) - [Local Government](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/industries/local-government) - [Corporate Partners](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/industries/corporate-partners) - [Homebased Care](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/industries/family-caregiving-homebased-care) - [Resources](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experiences-resources-overview) - [Overview](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experiences-resources-overview) - [Webinars](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experiences-resources-overview#webinars) - [Medical Paper](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experiences-resources-overview#white-papers) - [Research & Publications](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/peer-reviewed-journals-publications) - [Free Downloads](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/immersive-experiences-resources-overview#free-downloads) - [News](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news) - [About](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/about) - [About Us](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/about) - [Team](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/team) - [Careers](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/careers) - [Contact Us](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/contact) [Embodied Labs News](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news) #### Filter by: - [All topics](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news) - [Press Clipping](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/tag/press-clipping) - [Video](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/tag/video) - [Blog](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/tag/blog) - [Press Release](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/tag/press-release) - [News](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/tag/news) #### Subscribe to our news # Through virtual reality, medical students embody patient experiences May 3, 2022 in [Press Clipping](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/tag/press-clipping) Excerpt of the article published on KU School of Medicine-Wichita, April 29, 2022 by Amy Geiszler-Jones   *For about 10 minutes, KU School of Medicine-Wichita students in Tiffany Schwasinger-Schmidt’s third-year neurology clerkship class get to see what it’s like to have Alzheimer’s, dementia or Parkinson’s disease.* By slipping on a virtual reality headset, a student becomes Beatriz, a middle-aged Latina woman, and experiences her 10-year journey with Alzheimer's, from her early-onset diagnosis to the late stages of her disease and need for residential care. Students also can experience what life is like for Dima, a Lebanese American immigrant who has a form of dementia and Parkinson's disease, as she moves from in-home care with her family to a residential community as her health declines. Hands tremble, shadows are mistaken as threatening figures, objects become hard to grasp, anxiety and aggression set in as the world around them becomes more confusing.\[...\] [Read the full article. ](https://www.kumc.edu/school-of-medicine/campuses/wichita/about/news/news-archive/through-virtual-reality-medical-students-embody-patient-experiences.html)     [Read the full article](https://www.kumc.edu/school-of-medicine/campuses/wichita/about/news/news-archive/through-virtual-reality-medical-students-embody-patient-experiences.html) Share this page: [Copy to clipboard Copy page URL](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/2022/04/through-virtual-reality-medical-students-embody-patient-experiences) [Share on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/2022/04/through-virtual-reality-medical-students-embody-patient-experiences&url=https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/2022/04/through-virtual-reality-medical-students-embody-patient-experiences&source=tweetbutton&text=Through%20virtual%20reality,%20medical%20students%20embody%20patient%20experiences) [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/2022/04/through-virtual-reality-medical-students-embody-patient-experiences) [Share on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/2022/04/through-virtual-reality-medical-students-embody-patient-experiences) [Share via Email App](mailto:yourfriend@company.com?Subject=Through%20virtual%20reality,%20medical%20students%20embody%20patient%20experiences&Body=https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/2022/04/through-virtual-reality-medical-students-embody-patient-experiences) [Share via Messenger](https://msng.link/o/?https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/2022/04/through-virtual-reality-medical-students-embody-patient-experiences=fm) [Share via WhatsApp](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=Through%20virtual%20reality,%20medical%20students%20embody%20patient%20experiences%20https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/2022/04/through-virtual-reality-medical-students-embody-patient-experiences) Related Articles [![New Virtual Reality Immersive Learning Lab on Lewy Body Dementia with Parkinson’s Disease Transforms Health Care Training and Family Caregiver Education](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/branding/blog-default-symbol.png?width=80&name=blog-default-symbol.png)](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/2019/06/new-virtual-reality-immersive-learning-lab-on-lewy-body-dementia-with-parkinsons-disease-transforms-health-care-training-and-family-caregiver-education) June 3, 2019 [New Virtual Reality Immersive Learning Lab on Lewy Body Dementia with Parkinson’s Disease Transforms Health Care Training and Family Caregiver Education ›](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/2019/06/new-virtual-reality-immersive-learning-lab-on-lewy-body-dementia-with-parkinsons-disease-transforms-health-care-training-and-family-caregiver-education) [![How the Metaverse Could Change Work](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/hubfs/HBR_logo_black.svg)](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/2022/04/how-the-metaverse-could-change-work) April 6, 2022 [How the Metaverse Could Change Work ›](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/2022/04/how-the-metaverse-could-change-work) [![New Research Validates How Virtual Reality is Changing Training for the Current and Future Healthcare Workforce to Create Person-Centered Alzheimer’s Care](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/branding/blog-default-symbol.png?width=80&name=blog-default-symbol.png)](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/2019/10/new-research-validates-how-virtual-reality-is-changing-training-for-the-current-and-future-healthcare-workforce-to-create-person-centered-alzheimers-care) October 25, 2019 [New Research Validates How Virtual Reality is Changing Training for the Current and Future Healthcare Workforce to Create Person-Centered Alzheimer’s Care ›](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/news/2019/10/new-research-validates-how-virtual-reality-is-changing-training-for-the-current-and-future-healthcare-workforce-to-create-person-centered-alzheimers-care) [![EL_Logo](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EL%20Logo%20Assets/EL_Logo.png?width=132&name=EL_Logo.png)](https://www.embodiedlabs.com/) © 2026 Embodied Labs® All rights reserved About - 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