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Published on in Vol 27 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/79091, first published .
Embracing the Future of Medical Education With Large Language Model–Based Virtual Patients: Scoping Review

Embracing the Future of Medical Education With Large Language Model–Based Virtual Patients: Scoping Review

Embracing the Future of Medical Education With Large Language Model–Based Virtual Patients: Scoping Review

Authors of this article:

Jianwen Zeng1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Wenhao Qi1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Shiying Shen1 Author Orcid Image ;   Xin Liu1 Author Orcid Image ;   Sixie Li1 Author Orcid Image ;   Bing Wang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Chaoqun Dong1 Author Orcid Image ;   Xiaohong Zhu1 Author Orcid Image ;   Yankai Shi1 Author Orcid Image ;   Xiajing Lou1 Author Orcid Image ;   Bingsheng Wang1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jiani Yao1 Author Orcid Image ;   Guowei Jiang3 Author Orcid Image ;   Qiong Zhang4 Author Orcid Image ;   Shihua Cao1, 2 Author Orcid Image
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Jianwen Zeng   1, 2 * , BSc ;   Wenhao Qi   1, 2 * , BSc ;   Shiying Shen   1 , BSc ;   Xin Liu   1 , BSc ;   Sixie Li   1 , BSc ;   Bing Wang   1 , BSc ;   Chaoqun Dong   1 , BSc ;   Xiaohong Zhu   1 , BSc ;   Yankai Shi   1 , BSc ;   Xiajing Lou   1 , BSc ;   Bingsheng Wang   1 , BSc ;   Jiani Yao   1 , BSc ;   Guowei Jiang   3 , MSc ;   Qiong Zhang   4 , BSc ;   Shihua Cao   1, 2 , PhD

1 School of Public Health and Nursing, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China

2 Zhejiang Provincial Research and Evaluation Center for Educational Modernization, Hangzhou, China

3 Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology and Alzheimer Center Limburg, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience (MHeNS), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

4 Department of Nursing, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China

*these authors contributed equally

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  • Shihua Cao, PhD
  • School of Public Health and Nursing
  • Hangzhou Normal University
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