Background: Virtual patients are interactive digital simulations of clinical scenarios for the
purpose of health professions education. There is no current collated evidence on the …

Purpose Educators increasingly use virtual patients (computerized clinical case simulations)
in health professions training. The authors summarize the effect of virtual patients compared …

Immersive learning environments that use virtual simulation (VS) technology are
increasingly relevant as medical learners train in an environment of restricted clinical …

Since test items are the building blocks of any test, learning how to develop and validate test
items has always been critical to the teaching-learning process. As they grow in importance …

This second edition of a bestseller presents systematic and extensive coverage of the
primary areas of research and development within VE technology. It brings together a …

Context The opposing forces of increased training expectations and reduced training
resources have greatly impacted health professions education. Virtual patients (VPs), which …

Background In-service training represents a significant financial investment for supporting
continued competence of the health care workforce. An integrative review of the education …

Background: Simulation in healthcare lacks a dedicated framework and supporting
taxonomy for instructional design (ID) to assist educators in creating appropriate simulation …

A meta-analysis was performed to assess the Effect Size (ES) from randomized studies
comparing the effect of educational interventions in which Virtual patients (VPs) were used …

Background Virtual patient simulation has grown substantially in health care education. A
virtual patient simulation was developed as a refresher training course to reinforce nursing …