title: Online small animal case simulations, a.k.a. the Virtual Veterinary Clinic.
abstract: Six years of experience at Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine using an online, asynchronous, problem-solving small animal case simulation tool are presented. Student satisfaction with the online problem-solving experience was high, and the majority of students felt that the experience was realistic and worthwhile. The effort required to keep the experience realistic required a large investment of time by instructors, which ultimately led to discontinuation of the online course. A summary of features to consider when creating case simulations is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6610, USA. crd@vetmed.wsu.edu
authors.forename: Cheryl R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Dhein
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002982:Clinical Clerkship; D003198:Computer Simulation; D020375:Education, Distance; D004520:Education, Veterinary; D006801:Humans; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014861:Washington