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EnMed students present eye-tracking research at medical conference

February 23, 2021 By EnMed

Histology, the study of the microscopic structure of biological tissues, is often a difficult subject for medical students because of its visual nature.

EnMed professor Dr. Ian Murray
Dr. Ian Murray, associate professor at EnMed

This challenge led EnMed associate professor, Dr. Ian Murray, to study the use of eye-tracking as an aid for the class. More than 10 EnMed students also participated in the pilot study that compared eye-tracking of histology images between novices and experts and used the data for student training.

The group found that a webcam-based eye-tracking tool can convert the visual skill to a quantifiable and observable task, ultimately reducing the time it took for students to master the subject. The student authors Lauren Fitzgerald and Bradley Schott recently presented their findings at Texas A&M University’s 2021 Virtual Medical Research Conference.

“The vision of EnMed is to accelerate innovation in medicine,” Murray said. “With the application of machine learning and the development of novel eye-tracking devices to develop an automated tutor system, we can improve histology teaching by providing individualized feedback on tissue identification.”

Student authors included EnMed first-year students Vasiliki Anemikos, Kevin Birdsall, Caleb Haeussler, Srujan Kancharla, John McMurray, Robert Loving and Bradley Schott. EnMed second-year students included Mason Danna, Lauren Fitzgerald, Evan George, Amelia Khoo and Drew Levy.

 

 

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