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The use of virtual patients in medical school curricula

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: The demonstration of patient-based cases using automated technology [virtual patients (VPs)] has been available to health science educators for a number of decades. Despite the promise of VPs as an easily accessible and moldable platform, their widespread acceptance and integration into medical curricula have been slow. Here, the authors review the technological underpinnings of VPs, summarize the literature regarding the use and limitations of VPs in the healthcare curriculum, describe novel possible applications of the technology, and propose possible directions for future work.

Source: AJP Advances in Physiology Education

DOI: 10.1152/advan.00054.2011

Authors: Juan Cendan, Benjamin Lok

Institutions: University of Central Florida, University of Florida

Language: English

Topic: Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: U.S. National Library of Medicine