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6 Tips On How To Implement Virtual Patients In Your Clinical Training
The medical education expert team of InSimu has collected a bunch of best practices about how to use virtual patients in clinical teaching efficiently.
6 Tips On How To Implement Virtual Patients In Your Clinical Training
The medical education expert team of InSimu has collected a bunch of best practices about how to use virtual patients in clinical teaching efficiently.
New app version available – Download InSimu Pro
What’s new in InSimu Pro app? Unified cross-platform experience on web and mobile: start to solve a case on desktop, continue on-the-go with the mobile app. The interface will be the same.Descriptions: clinical cases with educational descriptions for 10 different diseases within cardiology, emergency medicine, infectious diseases, pulmonology, oncology, pediatrics and dermatology specialities.Design: we made frequently
Chest X-ray, ECG & Dermatology, and Descriptions in InSimu
Breaking news! InSimu, The Virtual Patient Platform, has launched the most requested medical features together with a new mobile and web application! What’s new? 111 virtual patients with: Chest X-ray & ECG images 14 clinical scenarios with: Real-life dermatology pictures 500 clinical cases with educational descriptions for 10 different diseases within cardiology, emergency medicine, infectious diseases, pulmonology,
Implement formative and summative assessment with virtual patients
1. The forms of learning – learning by doing Kong Qiu (alias Confucius) said ca. 500 BC that „I hear and I forget, I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” He already understood and iterated that the most effective way of learning is “learning by doing”. As demonstrated in the previous paper
Accelerate the learning curve in medical education with virtual patients
1. The learning curve theory in medicine 1.1. What is the learning curve theory? The learning curve theory proposes that a learner’s efficiency in a task improves over time the more the learner performs the task. In other words, proficiency increases with practice (‘Uses promptos facit’ <lat.> = practice makes perfect). However, the learning curve
Rovsing’s sign: what is it, and how it helps your clinical diagnosis?
Rovsing’s sign is a sign of appendicitis, which was named after Niels Thorkild Rovsing, a Danish surgeon.
7 ways to increase medical students’ engagement with virtual patients
What is student engagement? Students are engaged when they are physically present in class, but they are eager to learn and collaborate with fellow students. They generally show a positive attitude towards the studying activities. Studies found that students’ active involvement and engagement strongly contribute to their academic success. So when it comes to medical
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