Summary:
“Medical students in India are using computer-simulated virtual patients (SVPs) as a learning tool for clinical skills and are becoming more enthusiastic about their studies. more-inAimed at providing an opportunity to engage students in a manner that would improve learning, the faculty at the University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS), Delhi, has developed two Simulated Virtual Patients (SVPs) for medical students to gain clinical experience with simulation tools. Responses also indicated that SVPs provided variety in the learning environment and contributed to personalised learning. After a two-week trial period of self-directed learning, the students scored their experiences with the SVPs on a five-point scale. The female and male SVPs used by the students..