Pulse. The Virtual Clinical Learning Lab and Center of Excellence

摘要

The scientific and technical objectives of Pulse. The Virtual Clinical Learning Lab are consistent with the original proposal; viz., to test whether game-based technologies provide learning environments for the acquisition of clinical knowledge and critical thinking leading to differential diagnostic skills for the practice of medicine. Selected patient physiological traits have been created and complex object functions have been scripted. A further technical objective was creation of case-authoring capabilities for use by game developers and medical faculty. The Case Authoring Tool also comprises tutoring functions that replicate clinical mentoring in the process of developing critical thinking and diagnostic skills.