Emerging Roles of Virtual Patients in the Age of AI

Authors

C. Donald Combs, Old Dominion University
P. Ford Combs

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2019

DOI

10.1001/amajethics.2019.153

Publication Title

AMA Journal of Ethics

Volume

21

Issue

2

Pages

E153-159

Abstract

Today's web-enabled and virtual approach to medical education is different from the 20th century's Flexner-dominated approach. Now, lectures get less emphasis and more emphasis is placed on learning via early clinical exposure, standardized patients, and other simulations. This article reviews literature on virtual patients (VPs) and their underlying virtual reality technology, examines VPs' potential through the example of psychiatric intake teaching, and identifies promises and perils posed by VP use in medical education.

Comments

© 2019 American Medical Association.

Publisher's version available at: https://amajournalofethics.org.

Original Publication Citation

Combs, C. D., & Combs, P. F. (2019). Emerging roles of virtual patients in the age of AI. AMA Journal of Ethics, 21(2), E153-159. doi:10.1001/amajethics.2019.153

Repository Citation

Combs, C. Donald and Combs, P. Ford, "Emerging Roles of Virtual Patients in the Age of AI" (2019). Computational Modeling & Simulation Engineering Faculty Publications. 26.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/msve_fac_pubs/26