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Purpose: To examine the effectiveness of a virtual reality-based patient safety education program in enhancing paramedic students' knowledge, attitudes, and confidence in patient safety performance. Methods: This quasi-experimental study employed a group design to evaluate the effectiveness of a virtual reality-based patient safety education program for paramedic students. This study included 45 sophomores and junior paramedics. Patient safety knowledge, attitudes, and performance confidence were measured using pre- and post-test questionnaires. Differences between the pre- and post-test results were analyzed using a paired t-test in SPSS 25.0. Results: After completing the virtual reality-based patient safety education program, the participants demonstrated significantly higher knowledge (t = 4.912, p < .001), attitude (t = 3.647, p = .001), and performance confidence (t = 8.680, p < .001). Conclusion: These findings demonstrate that the program positively affected patient safety competency of paramedic students. Continued efforts should be made to enhance patient safety competencies among paramedic students through implementation of this program.