Background Virtual patients are software tools that present learners with patient case
situations and tasks. Some virtual patients take the learner through a guided case scenario …

OpenLabyrinth: An abstract pathway-based serious game engine for professional education
Page 1 OpenLabyrinth: an Abstract Pathway-Based Serious Game Engine for Professional …

Simulation modalities are generally used independently of one another, largely due to
physical and operational limitations to integration. Recent developments are enabling …

This pilot study aimed to assess medical students' appraisals of a “mixed” virtual reality
simulation for endoscopic surgery (with a virtual patient case in addition to a virtual …

The purpose of this project was to thread patient care technology and informatics
competency into immersive patient care learning experiences for undergraduate nursing. By …

Funded as part of theNetwork-Enabled Platforms' program, the Health Services Virtual
Organization (HSVO) Project has developed a network-enabled platform (NEP) consisting of …

In virtual scenario learning designs, we are accustomed to the concepts of Time-shifting, and
placeshifting. In time-shifting, we can use virtual time (moving the case forwards at a different …

Contemporary medical education is increasingly dependent on the assessment judgments
and in-training evaluations of preceptors, especially in competency-based programs …