title: Virtual patients: are we in a new era?
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bateman
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods