The ramifications of this study is that the virtual patient is a critical learning asset in postgraduate crisis medication. Virtual patients might be utilized for autonomous review or cooperative learning. The virtual patient instructional exercise was a positive learning climate liberated from hazard to patients in which students rehearsed clinical thinking. Virtual patients were genuine in setting and culture, however their route needs improvement. Future work incorporates investigating elective virtual patient plans and involving virtual patients for evaluation.

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