Success of medical and dental students in London

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Four students from our university: Alicja Wróblewska, Claudia Wicik, Zofia Maliszewska and Alicja Szmarowska, under the supervision of Dr. Małgorzata Ponto-Wolska, took part in an international conference and a student competition testing manual dexterity - “The VR-Haptic Feeling”. Alicja Wróblewska took second place in the competition, earning, in addition to the prize, the qualification for next year's competition at High Point University in the USA.

The event took place on June 5 and 6 at Queen Mary University in London. It was organized by VR-Haptic Thinkers, a consortium that supports the development of education through research and deployment of VR-haptic technologies (combining virtual reality with touch technology), promoting science-industry collaboration and open exchange of knowledge.

Alicja Wróblewska took second place in the competition, but Claudia Wicik, Zofia Maliszewska and Alicja Szmarowska were also among the top winners. The students had been preparing for the trip by practicing their skills on haptic simulators using elements of virtual reality (VR) under the watchful eye of Dr. Małgorzata Ponto-Wolska and Dr. Łukasz Zadrożny from the Department of Dental Propedeutics and Prophylaxis MUW.

- These types of initiatives show that the use of modern technologies in didactics, as well as international activity, bring incredible results and motivate further activities. This drives the development of the university and shapes the competence of future dentists - stresses Dr. Malgorzata Ponto-Wolska.

Dr. Ponto-Wolska gave a lecture at the conference on the use of virtual reality in didactics, summarizing MUW's experience with the Time 2 MUW project.

The participants from London are already looking forward to next year's competition in the USA, whereas Dr. Ponto-Wolska and Dr. Zadrożny are waiting for those willing to participate in similar events.
 

 

A young woman sits in a chair and operates a white medical device with blue backlighting. She looks through the eyepiece of the microscope and holds her hands on the controls. In front of her is a large touchscreen with data and images. A door and a section of an office are visible in the background.
A group of five women in formal wear stand around a large white medical device pointing downwards. They are looking at a screen with medical images. In the background you can see a conference room, other people and electronic equipment.
Fifteen people stand in a bright conference room. In the background you can see a white projection screen, chairs and electronic equipment. Some of the people are in formal clothes, others are dressed casually. The walls are white and the floor is covered with a grey carpet.
A group of people stand around a table with a medical device. Individuals look at the equipment and point to it with their fingers. In the foreground is a woman wearing a light-coloured blouse, dark waistcoat and headscarf. In the background is a poster with a graphic of medical equipment and colourful elements. One person has her face covered.