Assessing ChatGPT's Capability as a New Age Standardized Patient: Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Standardized patients (SPs) have been crucial in medical education, offering realistic patient interactions to students. Despite their benefits, SP training is resource-intensive and access can be limited. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly with large language models such as ChatGPT, present new opportunities for virtual SPs, potentially addressing these limitations.

objectives

This study aims to assess medical students' perceptions and experiences of using ChatGPT as an SP and to evaluate ChatGPT's effectiveness in performing as a virtual SP in a medical school setting.

Methods

This qualitative study, approved by the American University of Antigua Institutional Review Board, involved 9 students (5 females and 4 males, aged 22-48 years)

SUBMITTER: Cross J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12111480 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature