Developing virtual patients for medical microbiology education.
The landscape of medical education is changing as students embrace the accessibility and interactivity of e-learning. Virtual patients are e-learning resources that may be used to advance microbiology education. Although the development of virtual patients has been widely considered, here we aim to provide a coherent approach for clinical educators.
46 White Glen, Derriaghy, Lisburn BT17 0XN, UK.
David
D
McCarthy
Ciaran
C
O'Gorman
Gerry J
GJ
Gormley
D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008829:Microbiology / Q000193:education* / Q000295:instrumentation; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D014584:User-Computer Interface
e-learning; education; microbiology; virtual patients