Innovating medical education—Bringing the clinical environment online

Abstract

provided only if the student requests them through free-form, usergenerated commands. The system then shows the requested clinical assessment findings as high-definition photos, sounds and/or text.The student determines whether the assessment finding is normal or abnormal and reports it, resembling a CS session. Diverse patient profiles have been included in the tool, such as BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and other marginalised populations, to expose students to a wider range of assessment findings than would typically be available in pre-clinical settings. This is critically important for developing a culturally responsive and inclusive tool that promotes socially responsible education. | WHAT LESSONS WERE LEARNED?NLP AI was successfully leveraged to develop a clinical skills digital solution, and the multiprofessional team was the keystone in the accomplishment. Student feedback collected during alpha testing indicated that they appreciated the opportunity for repeated practice and the use of multimedia to learn CS concepts. Medical programme faculty endorsed the innovation and expressed interest in the potential benefits of student performance diagnostics and customised evaluations.This innovation has many long-term benefits that will continue to be valuable beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Students can use this innovation to practice what they learn during in-person CS sessions by customising their experience to their learning needs and receiving immediate feedback on their performance. Ongoing development of this innovation will allow students to explore various pathologies and patient presentations through different media, enabling students to use cognitive patterns that more closely align with in-person practice.The team plans to explore future opportunities including conversational history taking, voice-to-text AI and richer multimedia, such as video and 3D imaging.

Virtual reality learning: A randomized controlled trial assessing medical student knowledge of fetal development

“…3 Several studies have already demonstrated the benefits of VRLEs in comparison with or in addition to traditional teaching modalities in undergraduate medical education. [4][5][6][7] VRLEs are believed to provide a more enhanced learning experience when compared with partially immersive VR technologies. 8 However, they are educational tools and do not by themselves teach.…”