Stanford Chariot Program
Shaping the Future of Healthcare Today
Stanford Chariot Program
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The Stanford Chariot Program is a clinical and research program that applies technology to improve medical education and patient care
Our Patients Say
“When the Child Life specialist helped my son put on the VR headset, it was beyond his imagination. For the first time, I saw him smile and look so relaxed.”
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- Gianotto-Oliveira, R., Rojas, M., Queiroz, M., Zanchetta, F., Ferrari, A., Kojima, L., Paula, A., Campos, B., Cecilio-Fernandes, D., & Caruso, T. (2026). Remote Augmented Reality Versus Traditional Simulation for Team Leader Assessment in a Cardiac Arrest Scenario: Noninferiority Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Medical Education, 12. https://doi.org/10.2196/84367
- He, E., Suen, A., Liu, P., Zuniga-Hernandez, M., Feng, R., Gardner, K., Jackson, C., Rodriguez, S., Wang, E., & Caruso, T. (2026). Sound and Third-Person Perspective in Virtual Reality Improves Awe: A Prospective Study of Hospitalized Children and Caregivers. Games for Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1177/2161783X261421429
- Rojas, M. ., Yun, R., Rama, A., Plane, J., Arancibia, C., Paredes, P., Penna, A., Zhao, Y. ., & Caruso, T. (2026). Non-technical skill performance during remote, international, augmented-reality neonatal resuscitation protocol simulations: a feasibility study. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-08611-2
- Ekman, F. ., Torto, N. ., Hu, K. ., Bowman, C., Fariyike, O. ., Yates, J. ., Payra, S., Khalil, C. ., Yoseph, E. ., Ings, R. ., Reed, R. ., & Rodriguez, S. . (2026). Reflections in focus: a qualitative Photovoice-informed study on pediatric patient and caregiver hospital experiences. BMC Pediatrics, 26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-06281-5
- Wang, E. ., Castro, S., Zhang, L., Suen, M., Parris, M., Marks, A., Weser, V., Longhini, A., Strupp, K., Hernandez, M., Libaw, J., Kupiec-Weglinski, S., Lockhart, T., Olbrecht, V., Lau, L., Consortium, C., & Caruso, T. (2025). Augmented Reality Medical Simulation: A Multi-Site Study of Factors That Influence Acceptance. Pediatric Anesthesia. https://doi.org/10.1111/pan.70057
