| Virtual patients come of age. | |
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PMID: 19811203 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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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. |
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Authors:
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Rachel H Ellaway; Terry Poulton; Valerie Smothers; Peter Greene |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medical teacher Volume: 31 ISSN: 1466-187X ISO Abbreviation: Med Teach Publication Date: 2009 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-10-08 Completed Date: 2010-02-17 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7909593 Medline TA: Med Teach Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 683-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Canada. rachel.ellaway@normed.ca |
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Computer Simulation Computer-Assisted Instruction / methods*, trends Education, Medical / methods*, trends Humans |
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