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SUBMITTER: Kron FW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5385273 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kron Frederick W FW Fetters Michael D MD Scerbo Mark W MW White Casey B CB Lypson Monica L ML Padilla Miguel A MA Gliva-McConvey Gayle A GA Belfore Lee A LA West Temple T Wallace Amelia M AM Guetterman Timothy C TC Schleicher Lauren S LS Kennedy Rebecca A RA Mangrulkar Rajesh S RS Cleary James F JF Marsella Stacy C SC Becker Daniel M DM
Patient education and counseling 20161029 4
<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess advanced communication skills among second-year medical students exposed either to a computer simulation (MPathic-VR) featuring virtual humans, or to a multimedia computer-based learning module, and to understand each group's experiences and learning preferences.<h4>Methods</h4>A single-blinded, mixed methods, randomized, multisite trial compared MPathic-VR (N=210) to computer-based learning (N=211). Primary outcomes: communication scores during repeat interactions w ...[more]