A system and method allows for remote specialty physicians to have the capability to remotely control what they can see through a video conferencing system as well as what they can interact with by direct control of a robotic arm that is part of a physician-side portal and a patient-side portal. Two videoconferencing sessions will be handled by the solution. This allows for the remote physician to control, from his or her end, what he or she wishes to see without impacting the local users ability to complete their exam and share this information via the first portal. While this is being done, the remote user is interacting via the second portal all in the same virtual room or session.
