Virtual Patients Using Large Language Models: Scalable, Contextualized Simulation of Clinician-Patient Dialogue With Feedback.

Journal: Journal of medical Internet research
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Virtual patients (VPs) are computer screen-based simulations of patient-clinician encounters. VP use is limited by cost and low scalability.

Authors

  • David A Cook
    Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, United States.
  • Joshua Overgaard
    Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, United States.
  • V Shane Pankratz
    Health Sciences Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United States.
  • Guilherme Del Fiol
    Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, United States.
  • Chris A Aakre
    Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, United States.