Dongmyeong University Department of Emergency Medical Services and MIT Sign Industry-Academic Cooperation Agreement

Leading Education on Severity Classification of Multiple Casualties Using XR Technology

Dongmyung University signed an industry-academia cooperation agreement with MIT on the 23rd and held a demonstration of a mass casualty severity classification training program using XR (Extended Reality) technology by inviting experts in the related field.

MIT (CEO Min Byung-su) donated the training program and related equipment to the department, providing students with the opportunity to receive practical training utilizing advanced technology.

CEO Min Byung-su stated, “I am pleased to contribute to socially important emergency medical education. We will continue to strive to develop educational content using technology.”

Kim Sung-joo, head of the Department of Emergency Medical Services at Dongmyung University, emphasized, “EMS students can now experience severity classification training centered on the field more realistically. In particular, the training program using XR technology will greatly help develop practical situational response skills beyond traditional theoretical learning.”

Professor Kim Deok-sul said, “In mass casualty situations, rapid and accurate severity classification is paramount, and this program is expected to play a significant role in educating on this.”

Through this agreement, the Department of Emergency Medical Services at Dongmyung University plans to lead practical training using XR technology and accelerate the cultivation of talent in the future emergency medical field. MIT also plans to expand technological cooperation in various medical and safety fields beyond emergency medical education using XR technology.

The Department of Emergency Medical Technology at Dongmyung University is signing an industry-academic cooperation agreement with MIT.

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