How do I access the Virtual Patients (AI patients)?
AI-driven virtual patients are available for many of our pre-made OSCE stations, and you can also create your own! You can interact with the virtual patients to practise your communication and clinical reasoning skills (check out a demo here). The virtual patients are for solo use- if you want to practice with your study partners, check out our group practice mode.
All users have access to virtual patients; but to access our most advanced AI-driven virtual patients who will also speak back to you, you will need to purchase AI credits.
Virtual patients are available for many of our OSCE stations, including history taking, long cases, examination and counselling stations. To filter stations which have a virtual patient, first open the filter option by selecting the black filter icon in the top right corner of the OSCE stations menu, then make sure the virtual patient toggle is on.
To start interacting with the virtual patient, choose the Virtual patient option on the station launchpad.
If there is no Virtual patient option, it means the station does not have a virtual patient available.
You'll then be presented with the candidate instructions and the option to enter the station. Once you enter the station, you can interact with the virtual patient using text by typing in the speech box, or your voice (click the microphone button before starting speaking, and after you have finished speaking). If you do not have AI credits, the patient will type their response. If you have AI credits available, the patient will talk back to you if you select the patient voice option.
Yes- this feature is available for history-taking and counselling stations. If you have created your own OSCE station (or generated a station using AI), you will see a button within that station that says generate virtual patient.
Once clicked, this will convert your patient information into an AI-driven virtual patient for you to converse with. The more information, the better! This button will not appear if there is less than 500 characters of patient information provided. If you want to add or take away information at any point, simply edit the patient instructions.
All users have access to virtual patients; but to access our most advanced AI-driven virtual patients who will also speak back to you, you will need to purchase AI credits.
Finding OSCE stations with virtual patients
Virtual patients are available for many of our OSCE stations, including history taking, long cases, examination and counselling stations. To filter stations which have a virtual patient, first open the filter option by selecting the black filter icon in the top right corner of the OSCE stations menu, then make sure the virtual patient toggle is on.
Interacting with the virtual patient
To start interacting with the virtual patient, choose the Virtual patient option on the station launchpad.
If there is no Virtual patient option, it means the station does not have a virtual patient available.
You'll then be presented with the candidate instructions and the option to enter the station. Once you enter the station, you can interact with the virtual patient using text by typing in the speech box, or your voice (click the microphone button before starting speaking, and after you have finished speaking). If you do not have AI credits, the patient will type their response. If you have AI credits available, the patient will talk back to you if you select the patient voice option.
Can I make my own virtual patient?
Yes- this feature is available for history-taking and counselling stations. If you have created your own OSCE station (or generated a station using AI), you will see a button within that station that says generate virtual patient.
Once clicked, this will convert your patient information into an AI-driven virtual patient for you to converse with. The more information, the better! This button will not appear if there is less than 500 characters of patient information provided. If you want to add or take away information at any point, simply edit the patient instructions.
Updated on: 24/09/2024
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