Long experience with a web-based, interactive, conversational virtual patient case simulation for medical students’ evaluation: comparison with oral examination

In this session, we will demonstrate the Virtual Patient Immersive Trainer (VPIT). The VPIT system uses augmented reality (AR) to allow medics and medical students to experience a photorealistic, life-sized virtual patient. The VPIT supports learners in obtaining the perceptual skills required to recognize and interpret subtle perceptual cues critical to assessing a patient’s condition. We will conduct an interactive demonstration of the virtual patient using both a tablet (for group interaction) and an AR-enabled headset (Microsoft HoloLens) for individual interaction. In addition, we will demonstrate use of the instructor tablet to control what the learner sees (e.g., injury types, severity of injury) and to monitor student performance.

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Burnout syndrome in Spanish medical students

BMC Medical Education ◽

10.1186/s12909-021-02661-4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Javier Gil-Calderón ◽

Jéssica Alonso-Molero ◽

Trinidad Dierssen-Sotos ◽

Inés Gómez-Acebo ◽

Javier Llorca

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Family Support ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Influential Factors ◽

Burnout Syndrome ◽

Small Samples ◽

Academic Efficacy ◽

Web Based ◽

Huge Impact ◽

Vocational Studies

Abstract Background Burnout syndrome is a frequent syndrome related to people that feel a deterioration in their daily activities due to highly demandant psychological requirements in their workplaces. Within last decades, this syndrome has been studied across medical professionals, concluding that stress levels that physicians suffer is high enough to make them develop burnout syndrome. In the case of medical students, there are some recent studies, although with small samples. For this reason, given that this phenomenon may produce a huge impact in medical students’ development, the aim of this study is to analyze the influential factors that may contribute to its occurrence. Methods The necessary information was gathered through a web-based questionnaire, divided in two parts. The first part of the survey included questions related to personal aspects of the students. Burnout related questions (second part) were divided in three subscales to evaluate exhaustion, cynicism, and academic efficacy levels. Results Family support for studying medicine is associated with lower burnout levels in all three scales of the Maslach Burnout Inventory. The number of years spent in the degree show the opposite trend: the more years in the degree, the higher score in all burnout scales. Conclusions Burnout syndrome is a problem among medical students in Spain that increases with the number of years studying medicine. It should be also noticed that family support and vocational studies are independent factors related to lower levels of burnout.

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Medical students’ exposure to Urology in the undergraduate curriculum, a web based survey

British Journal of Medical and Surgical Urology ◽

10.1016/j.bjmsu.2011.10.005 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 4-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

L.F. Derbyshire ◽

K.J. O’Flynn

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Undergraduate Curriculum ◽

Web Based

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Webinar : An Initial Experience with Web-based Real Time Interactive Clinical Seminars for Japanese Medical Students

General Medicine ◽

10.14442/general.11.87 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 87-90 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Gerald H. Stein ◽

Ayako Shibata ◽

Miho Kojima Bautista ◽

Yasuharu Tokuda

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Real Time ◽

Initial Experience ◽

Web Based

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Virtual patient simulations for cardiology education and research: A CircAdapt perspective

Biodiscovery ◽

10.3897/biodiscovery.21.e28591 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 21 ◽

Author(s):

Dimitar Trifonov ◽

Peter Huntjens ◽

Erik Willemen ◽

Tammo Delhaas ◽

Joost Lumens

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Modular Design ◽

Virtual Patient ◽

Biophysical Model ◽

Dynamic Monitoring ◽

Cardiac Resynchronization ◽

Patient Simulations ◽

Pulmonary Arterial ◽

Cardiovascular Pathologies ◽

Blood Flow Velocities

Nowadays cardiac simulations are becoming increasingly sophisticated. This trend, part of the maturing field of computational medicine, has provided medical students and cardiologists alike with a new tool for education and research – their very own virtual “patient”. The CircAdapt biophysical model of the human heart and circulation (www.circadapt.org) allows the creation of a virtual “patient” for the study of the cardiovascular system and circulatory haemodynamics under diverse physiological and pathophysiological conditions in real time. The interactive CircAdapt model with its modular design based on established physical and physiologial principles allows dynamic monitoring of blood flow velocities, pressures and volumes in the heart and blood vessels, and across valves and shunts. As an educational tool, the CircAdapt model enables medical students and residents in cardiology, neonatology and intensive care medicine to analyze complex situations while improving their comprehension of cardiovascular physics and (patho)physiology. Moreover, the CircAdapt model has been successfully utilized as a research tool for cardiac resynchronization therapy as well as for various cardiovascular pathologies (e.g. pulmonary arterial hypertension, LBBB). All in all the CircAdapt perspective is as follows: bridge education and research - from classroom to bedside – to foster the future of clinical practice.

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Psychological Distress of Medical Students in Japan: Cross-sectional Survey Study (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.25232 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Yoshito Nishimura ◽

Kanako Ochi ◽

Kazuki Tokumasu ◽

Mikako Obika ◽

Hideharu Hagiya ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Medical Students ◽

Online Education ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Survey Study ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

State Of Emergency ◽

Web Based ◽

Subjective Mental Health

BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected medical education. However, little data are available about medical students’ distress during the pandemic. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to provide details on how medical students have been affected by the pandemic. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted. A total of 717 medical students participated in the web-based survey. The survey included questions about how the participants’ mental status had changed from before to after the Japanese nationwide state of emergency (SOE). RESULTS Out of 717 medical students, 473 (66.0%) participated in the study. In total, 29.8% (141/473) of the students reported concerns about the shift toward online education, mostly because they thought online education would be ineffective compared with in-person learning. The participants’ subjective mental health status significantly worsened after the SOE was lifted (<i>P</i><.001). Those who had concerns about a shift toward online education had higher odds of having generalized anxiety and being depressed (odds ratio [OR] 1.97, 95% CI 1.19-3.28) as did those who said they would request food aid (OR 1.99, 95% CI 1.16-3.44) and mental health care resources (OR 3.56, 95% CI 2.07-6.15). CONCLUSIONS Given our findings, the sudden shift to online education might have overwhelmed medical students. Thus, we recommend that educators inform learners that online learning is not inferior to in-person learning, which could attenuate potential depression and anxiety.

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Prevalence and determinants of test anxiety among medical students in Addis Ababa Ethiopia

BMC Medical Education ◽

10.1186/s12909-019-1859-5 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Light Tsegay ◽

Shegaye Shumet ◽

Woynabeba Damene ◽

Gebrselassie Gebreegziabhier ◽

Getinet Ayano

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Medical Students ◽

Test Anxiety ◽

Oral Examination ◽

First Year ◽

Low Grade ◽

Female Sex ◽

Poor Social Support ◽

Course Load ◽

Study Plan

Abstract Background Worldwide, problematic test anxiety is a common health problem among medical students. The magnitude of problematic test anxiety ranges from 25 to 40% in undergraduate medical students and has a detrimental effect on academic achievement and success of students. However, data on the prevalence of test anxiety among medical students is limited. Thus, the study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of test anxiety among medical students. Methods In this cross-sectional study, a stratified random sampling technique was used to select the participants. The level of test anxiety was determined by the Westside Test Anxiety Inventory (WTAI). We utilized logistic regression to explore the association between test anxiety and the potential sociodemographic/student-related characteristics among medical students. Results The study included 423 medical students. Our study resulted the prevalence of problematic test anxiety among medical students to be 52.30% (95% CI 47.40–57.30). The prevalence of test anxiety was remarkably higher in women (79.75%) than in men (33.62%) students. Female sex [AOR = 3.25, 95% CI: (1.54, 6.89)], having low grade [AOR = 0.11,95% CI: (0.044,0.288)], being first year [AOR = 10.55,95% CI: (1.4,76.7)], excessive course load [AOR = 6.128,95% CI: (2.675,14.039)], and taking oral examination [AOR = 2.89,95% CI: (1.42,5.84)] were determined as some of the predicting factors of test anxiety among medical students. Additionally, lack of systemic study plan [AOR = 2.4, 95% CI: (1.25, 4.59)], poor social support [AOR = 3.6, 95% CI: (1.56, 8.29)], moderate social support [AOR = 3.39, 95% CI: (1.56, 7.4)], psychologically distressed [AOR = 2.68, 95% CI: (1.37, 5.27)] independently predicts test anxiety among medical students. Conclusion Findings suggest that a substantial percentage of medical students had problematic test anxiety in Ethiopia (52.30%). This study also showed a significant association between test anxiety and female sex, having poor grade point average, being the first year, excessive course load, oral examination, lack of study plan, poor social support, moderate social support, and having psychological distress. Problematic test anxiety, which is found to be common among medical students, deserves more attention.

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