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At Imperial College London, medical students navigate a full-service hospital where they see patients, order X-rays, consult with colleagues and make diagnoses.

An avatar approaches a virtual patient in a hospital inside the  online world Second Life.

An avatar approaches a virtual patient in a hospital inside the online world Second Life.

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It's an interactive, hands-on learning experience -- and none of it is real.


updated 7:45 p.m. EDT, Mon March 30, 2009

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