Virtual patients in health professions education

A. J. Kleinheksel

doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-2098-6.ch012

Virtual patients in health professions education

A. J. Kleinheksel

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Abstract

The field of health professions continues to struggle with the impact of increasing practitioner and educator shortages. Health professions education is also faced with the issues of limited clinical placements and an increasing demand for online education. To address these issues, health professions educators have increasingly turned to simulations to provide experiential learning in safe, controlled environments. One of the newest simulation technology innovations to emerge is that of virtual patient simulations. This chapter reviews the context in which virtual patients have emerged, the range of virtual patient technologies available, and the ways in which health professions educators currently use virtual patient simulations.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Advancing Medical Education Through Strategic Instructional Design
Publisher	IGI Global
Pages	245-261
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9781522520993
ISBN (Print)	1522520988, 9781522520986
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2098-6.ch012
State	Published - Dec 28 2016
Externally published	Yes

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General Medicine

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