Abstract
On-screen simulations of clinical settings have been used for educational purposes since the 1970s. Despite this, it is only now that these 'virtual patients' are increasingly forming a part of the medical education mainstream. Enabling factors for these changes include a requirement for more assured clinical encounters, changes in patient availability (in particular, in tertiary contexts), diminishing technical and cost barriers and ongoing changes in educational practices as a whole. This special edition of Medical Teacher presents a number of papers covering key factors in the development, use and evaluation of virtual patients in contemporary medical education practice.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 683-684 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Medical teacher |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 8 |
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State | Published - 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education