Transforming healthcare education curricula with AI & XR: Meta & Bodyswaps grant

Embrace the future of healthcare education with this fully-funded opportunity to explore embedding AI-powered immersive learning into your curricula. Organised by Bodyswaps in collaboration with Meta.

Carlos, Ameera, Sam, Huan, Grace (1)

The context

2025 is a big year for AI and XR in education. Meta are moving forward into transforming the world of VR for education institutions and students alike. And Bodyswaps 3.0 will revitalise our platform to put our users first, providing the flexibility and customisable content needed for students.

This is a major next step for Bodyswaps and Meta and we want forward-thinking educators and institutions to provide feedback on this next iteration of immersive soft skills training in healthcare education.

Meta and Bodyswaps business logos
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The objective

Bodyswaps, in collaboration with Meta, are eager to explore the next evolution of XR and AI in education: integration into the curriculum. This grant will focus on discovering how educators and facilitators plan and deploy the integration of immersive learning into healthcare curricula.

With the combined power of AI & XR learning and dedicated support, this fully funded grant gives 100 eligible institutions the opportunity to access transformative educational technologies at no cost to them.

Nurse Kayla, Dr Huan, Nurse Peter (1)

The benefits

Selected institutions will receive:

  • Free access to the Bodyswaps platform, featuring healthcare-specific modules and AI-powered roleplays, for VR, PC, and mobile devices.
  • Live onboarding, tailored resources, and analytics dashboards to track student progress and evaluate program success.
  • Two free Meta Quest 3S headsets with accessories to enable VR-based training. (Optional)
Dr Grace

What we need from you

For facilitators/educators to fill out a short survey on their integration experience.

Yes – that’s all! 

Programme Timeline Meta 2025 (5)

Apply today

To be eligible to apply you must be an institution offering healthcare education programmes. To receive hardware, you must be a UK, US or Canadian institution.

Applications are open until March 3rd 2025.

Apply now.

We provisionally accepted almost 50 institutions at IMSH 2025, make sure to apply soon or you might miss out on the chance.

If you have any questions, please check our FAQs below or contact hello@bodyswaps.co.

Some of our healthcare content

AI roleplay simulators
Discover our customisable AI roleplay simulators, that you can tailor to your learners.
25 minutes
Communicating in a Person-centred Way - Getting to Know Each Individual
Enable your health and social care students to develop essential communication skills for person-centred care.
20 minutes
Communicating in a Person-centred Way - Acting With Empathy
Equip your students with the skills to understand others’ points of view and see things from their perspective.
20 minutes
Navigating Angry Conversations With Patients
Equip your healthcare staff and students with the ability to handle difficult conversations with patients and their relatives.  
45 minutes
Equity & Anti-racism in Global Healthcare
Enable your healthcare staff and students to explore their own implicit biases and motivations.
30 minutes
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The Mental Health Practitioner
Learners practise speaking to a patient with acute anxiety and depression, who is having suicidal thoughts.
15 minutes
Increasing Immunization Confidence

Prepare your healthcare staff to engage in immunisation conversations with patients & families.

30 minutes
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TeamSTEPPS® Toolkit Module 1: SBAR

Equip your staff and students with a tool to effectively and carefully share patient information.

15 minutes
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TeamSTEPPS® Toolkit Module 2: Check-Back

Empower your staff and students with a gold-star standard technique for reducing risks of miscommunication.

15 minutes
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TeamSTEPPS® Toolkit Module 3: CUS

Help your staff and students feel empowered and confident when raising clinical concerns.

15 minutes

Frequently asked questions

Can I apply if my institution is already using Bodyswaps?

No. This grant is reserved for institutions that don’t currently run a Bodyswaps licence.

I already have headsets, can I still apply?

Yes. The VR hardware part of the grant is optional.

I would like to deliver Bodyswaps but don’t have capacity to do this in VR, can I apply?

Yes, your institution will get access to the PC and mobile versions of Bodyswaps. Not deploying in VR will not affect your chances of being selected.