Interactive Simulator of Clinical Teaching (ISCT) for the Assessment and Management of Medical Patients: A Clinical Scenario based Virtual Learning Platform for Medical Students
Principal Supervisors

Professor YAN Ping Yen Bryan (Department of Medicine and Therapeutics)

Duration

9 months

Approved Budget

HK $99,259

 
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Abstract

• Bedside teaching is the cornerstone of clinical medical education through which valuable history-taking and physical examination skills, patient management, and the modeling of professional behaviors can be learnt via direct observation and hand-on participation. 

• However, the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic presents a major challenge to clinical teaching as medical students are excluded from traditional bedside teaching due to infection risk. 

• To meet urgent educational need, a virtual interactive simulation platform that comprises of real-life clinical cases which are collected during medical consultation with patient history, real clinical signs including clinical photo, heart sounds, breath sounds, and bowel sounds, will be developed. 

• Through this remote platform, students can familiarize themselves with the clinical approach to real life cases, appreciate clinical signs, and learn about the management of common medical diseases.