Virtual patients: a critical literature review and proposed next steps.

CONTEXT The opposing forces of increased training expectations and reduced training resources have greatly impacted health professions education. Virtual patients (VPs), which take the form of interactive computer-based clinical scenarios, may help to reconcile this paradox. METHODS We summarise res...

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Published in:Medical Education Vol. 43; no. 4; pp. 303 - 312
Main Authors: Cook DA, Triola MM
Format: review tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Apr2009
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost