Health Scholars

VR medical training company Health Scholars lands $17M

By Laura Lovett 03:11 pm January 20, 2020

Virtual reality-enabled clinical training company Health Scholars has raked in $17 million in Series B funding. This new cash raise comes from investors including Arboretum Ventures, Venture Investors, Capital Midwest Fund, OSF HealthCare and other family office seed funders. WHAT THEY DO The company uses VR to simulate a variety of clinical situations including operation, resuscitation and...

Health Scholar's VR training for cardiac care, Wolters Kluwer's mobile CME management and more digital health news briefs

By Dave Muoio 01:58 pm April 10, 2019

VR cardiac care training. Healthcare training and education firm Health Scholars has launched a VR training simulation to help clinicians practice their advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) skills. The app was built to follow the American Heart Association’s guidelines and programs and incorporates a voice recognition component. “Our mission is to improve patient safety, and by virtualizing ACLS...