Case Study: Vanderbilt University School of Nursing achieves lower ultrasound training costs with ELB Learning's CenarioVR

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing - Customer Case Study

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing faced the challenge of effectively training its growing number of students on expensive ultrasound equipment without taking the devices out of patient care. The high cost of purchasing additional machines and the need to maintain a strong focus on patient safety limited hands-on training opportunities, creating a significant bottleneck in their certification program.

ELB Learning provided the solution with its CenarioVR immersive learning authoring application. The vendor helped create a virtual reality experience that combined 360-degree video, graphical anatomical overlays, and live ultrasound feed videos. This allowed students to learn and practice procedures in a virtual environment before hands-on training. The results for Vanderbilt were substantial, including increased scalability of the training program and equipment savings of $425,000 by avoiding the purchase of five new ultrasound machines. ELB Learning's solution also led to improved student confidence and more efficient use of hands-on training time.

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing