Results Pre-questionnaire respondents (n=24) strongly agreed that bedside teaching is key to educating clinicians (7, IQR 6-7). Data related to clinician exposure to at risk patients and use of PPE were also collected. Feedback on acceptability of the round was collected verbally from patients after each encounter. Trainee doctor conceptions of bedside teaching, impact of COVID-19 on bedside teaching and technical success of the session was evaluated using pre- and post-round questionnaires using 1 (‘strongly disagree’ or ‘never’) to 7 (‘strongly agree’ or ‘always’) Likert scales and white space questions.

The headset allowed bi-directional video and audio communication between the trainer and trainee doctors during the consultation. The trainers selected patients admitted with pathology requiring their specialist input thus, the educational sessions were opportunistic. Methods Two MR sessions were led by senior specialty registrars (the clinical trainers) wearing the HoloLens™ headset. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of using a mixed reality (MR) headset to deliver remote bedside teaching to trainee doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lecture-based education has been easily transferred to a digital platform, but bedside teaching has not transitioned so well. Medical education has also been impacted: appropriately stringent infection control policies have precluded medical trainees from attending clinical teaching. Background COVID-19 has had a catastrophic impact measured in human lives.

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