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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/63312, first published .
Virtual Patient Simulations Using Social Robotics Combined With Large Language Models for Clinical Reasoning Training in Medical Education: Mixed Methods Study

Virtual Patient Simulations Using Social Robotics Combined With Large Language Models for Clinical Reasoning Training in Medical Education: Mixed Methods Study

Virtual Patient Simulations Using Social Robotics Combined With Large Language Models for Clinical Reasoning Training in Medical Education: Mixed Methods Study

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Alexander Borg1 Author Orcid Image ;   Carina Georg2 Author Orcid Image ;   Benjamin Jobs1 Author Orcid Image ;   Viking Huss3 Author Orcid Image ;   Kristin Waldenlind3 Author Orcid Image ;   Mini Ruiz4 Author Orcid Image ;   Samuel Edelbring5, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Gabriel Skantze7 Author Orcid Image ;   Ioannis Parodis1, 8 Author Orcid Image
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