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.
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
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Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Commons, Computer Engineering Commons, Medical Education Commons
Comments
© 2019 American Medical Association.
Publisher's version available at: https://amajournalofethics.org.