AI-Enhanced Social Robotic Versus Computer-Based Virtual Patients for Clinical Reasoning Training in Medical Education: Observational Crossover Cohort Study
Our findings provide the first quantitative evidence that AI-enhanced social robotic VPs offer superior design characteristics than conventional computer-based platforms for CR training in medical education. These results support the use of AI-driven social robots for VP simulations to better prepare medical students for real clinical encounters, and warrant future research on objective CR skill outcomes and long-term transfer to clinical practice. Unlike previous qualitative studies examining each platform separately, this study provides the first quantitative comparison of design characteristics between AI-enhanced social robotic and conventional computer-based VPs.
Authors
- Carina Georg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8444-7624)
- Mini Ruiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9910-8809)
- Viking Huss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9764-6435)
- Cidem Gentline
- Alexander Borg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1013-4590)
- Fabricio Espinosa‐Ortega (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6227-8209)
- Samuel Edelbring (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1110-0782)
- Ioannis Parodis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4875-5395)
- Gabriel Skantze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8579-1790)
- Benjamin Jobs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2391-8087)
- Jonathan Schiött (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0445-630X)
- William Ivegren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8417-6106)
- Anna Hugelius
Institutions
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- Örebro University (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Mälardalen University (SE)
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/82541
- Primary Topic
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00