Duquesne University modernized anatomy education using HoloAnatomy, a virtual anatomy lab and 3D anatomy software that builds student confidence and skill.

CHSU College of Osteopathic Medicine redefines anatomy education with HoloAnatomy®, a virtual anatomy lab using 3D anatomy software and mixed-reality learning.

At Finger Lakes Community College, Professor Christine Parker introduced the HoloAnatomy® mixed reality platform to overcome barriers like limited lab access and tight student schedules. With immersive 3D models and collaborative learning, students showed higher engagement, stronger performance, and better retention, proving that XR can transform anatomy education, even on a budget.

Explore the transformative journey of Sheridan College as they integrate HoloAnatomy into their Kinesiology curriculum. Led by Dr. Joanne Hodder, this initiative leverages mixed reality to revolutionize anatomy education. The post details the impressive setup and implementation process, the immersive and interactive learning experiences provided to students, and the future plans to expand HoloAnatomy's use in other programs.

Sheridan College transformed anatomy and physiology education by integrating HoloAnatomy®, giving students immersive 3D anatomy models for deeper learning, engagement, and improved clinical readiness.

As always, the moment faculty and students put on the HoloLens, the room filled with sounds of amazement!

“I didn’t expect HoloAnatomy to be this amazing and easy to pick up!” —NDCL teacher Maureen Wahl

When you first put on the lens, you're struck by the detail and the ability to engage with the model in front of you. It stimulates questions. It sparks intrigue. It enables you to customize what you’re looking at and switch to something else on a dime. And that level of flexibility—from a teaching and learning perspective—is the way of the future and ahead of its time.

We feed off students’ excitement, and they were just oohing and ahhing. We had described HoloAnatomy to students. Of course, it’s not the same as putting the device on your head for the first time and seeing the models pop up in the room and being able to walk around them. We have this new space where we run lab sessions, a big open room with glass doors, and people walking by could witness the excitement of our students. It's a lot of fun. Our Dean came in and walked around and got to experience it. The HoloAnatomy experience creates a lot of joy and excitement at ATSU.

Saint Joseph Academy is the first high school in the nation to utilize the HoloAnatomy Software suite. Anatomy lessons have taken on a new dimension. “We want to give them the best tools available​,” said Saint Joseph Academy President Katheyn Purcell.

“It definitely makes it a lot easier to understand [anatomy] — and it's more fun as well,” said junior Elizabeth Krotine. “You get to interact with your classmates and discuss what you're seeing.”

“Thanks to this software, anatomy became one of my favorite and strongest subjects,” Ethan says. “HoloAnatomy makes learning about the human body more accessible—something that can be tackled even by someone who’s completely new to the rigors of the medical school curriculum.”

“After more than 30 years of traditional anatomy instruction, my approach to education has been forever transformed by this remarkable holographic teaching tool.“

CWRU medical students—pioneers in medical education

The HoloAnatomy platform can visualize complex anatomical structures and systems, allowing students to freely move in and out of holograms for more collaborative anatomy lessons.

“You simply put on a HoloLens headset, and a human body appears in three dimensions — the anchored hologram is like magic, empowering students and teachers to literally immerse themselves in the body’s systems through mixed-reality technology,” she wrote. “It’s a new realm of dynamic, collaborative education that helps students learn faster and retain more vital information. What’s remarkable is that you can all be in the same room, making eye contact as you explore the 3D body together, or engage virtually from anywhere in the world.”

Farrow said HoloAnatomy’s software has been on the market for three years and is now in use at more than 20 institutions worldwide. She said the company also recently released the HoloAnatomy Neuro Software Suite, an interactive 3D tool that uses mixed reality to visualize the brain and neural activity.

“AlensiaXR plans to enhance the HoloAnatomy Software Suite with additional anatomical content and develop new applications based on customer recommendations and our partners at Case Western Reserve University,” she wrote. “The response thus far has been remarkable, as academic institutions realize they can teach human anatomy without cadavers with our innovative mixed reality software.”