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The Virtual Clinic application – a new solution for modern medical education
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Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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Department of Internal Medicine, Autoimmune and Metabolic Diseases, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice, Poland
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Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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BD Polska, Warsaw, Poland
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Department of Medical Informatics and Telemedicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Corresponding author
Mateusz Winder
Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Ann. Acad. Med. Siles. 2024;78:287-293
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
Medical AnalyticsInternal diseasesPharmacologyPhysiologyCardiologyCritical-care medicineFamily MedicineEnvironmental MedicineHealth SciencesRadiology and RadiodiagnisticsPublic Health
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
The abrupt transition to remote learning caused by the COVID-19 pandemic clearly indicated the need to implement radical technological and institutional changes to the current approach to teaching. Virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI) assisted programs have emerged as the new and effective methods utilized in education and medical training.
Material and methods:
The Virtual Clinic (VC) is a new online application developed by Polish medical universities which implement AI algorithms to teach students the medical interview including obtaining patients medical history, performing a physical examination as well as diagnostics and treatment planning. Our study enrolled 164 medical students who tested the VC and completed an online questionnaire.
Results:
The results of the survey showed that 93.9% of the respondents believe that the VC will prove effective as an educational tool supporting teaching at faculties of medicine and health sciences.
Conclusions:
Our preliminary experiences suggest that the use of AI assisted programs such as the VC seems highly anticipated and justified in medical higher education.
The abrupt transition to remote learning caused by the COVID-19 pandemic clearly indicated the need to implement radical technological and institutional changes to the current approach to teaching. Virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI) assisted programs have emerged as the new and effective methods utilized in education and medical training.
Material and methods:
The Virtual Clinic (VC) is a new online application developed by Polish medical universities which implement AI algorithms to teach students the medical interview including obtaining patients medical history, performing a physical examination as well as diagnostics and treatment planning. Our study enrolled 164 medical students who tested the VC and completed an online questionnaire.
Results:
The results of the survey showed that 93.9% of the respondents believe that the VC will prove effective as an educational tool supporting teaching at faculties of medicine and health sciences.
Conclusions:
Our preliminary experiences suggest that the use of AI assisted programs such as the VC seems highly anticipated and justified in medical higher education.
FUNDING
This research was supported by the National Centre for Research and Development - NCBR (POIR.01.01.01-00-0526/19).
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
None declared.
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