Digital Health April 23, 2024
Coventry University is using AI to create the next generation of virtual patients, helping to teach the healthcare workers of the future – and the software is dramatically cutting the time it takes to build a patient avatar.
By creating avatars that behave like a patient and give individualised answers to specific questions rather than just listing symptoms, students can interact with patient scenarios and hone their skills.
The large language model AI being used by Coventry University is also significantly speeding up the time it takes to create a virtual patient, meaning eventually people will be able to easily create their own customised situations.
The work is being led by PhD student Juliana Samson from Coventry University’s Research Centre...