Exploring the Efficacy of Replacing Linear Paper-Based Patient Cases in Problem-Based Learning With Dynamic Web-Based Virtual Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial

Terry Poulton   ^{1 *} , PhD ;   Rachel H Ellaway   ^{2 *} , PhD ;   Jonathan Round   ^{1 *} , MBBS, MRCP ;   Trupti Jivram   ^{1 *} ;   Sheetal Kavia   ^{1 *} ;   Sean Hilton   ^{3 *} , MBBS, MD, DSc

¹ Institute of Medical and Biomedical Education, St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom

² Human Sciences, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Ontario, ON, Canada

³ University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus

*all authors contributed equally