Grant Recipients
Jeff Nagge, School of Pharmacy
Brianna Bennett, Centre for Teaching Excellence
Cynthia Richard, School of Pharmacy
Fuqian Tang, WatSPEED
(Project timeline: May 2024 - April 2025)
Description
- Incorporating experiential training in educational curricula fosters deep learning, but including these opportunities is often hindered by costs and logistical challenges. This project addresses these barriers by comparing the effects of in-person clinical training methods to simulated clinical experiences using artificially intelligent “patients” in a virtual anticoagulation clinic.
- By analyzing both quantitative and qualitative data, including confidence to provide anticoagulation services and participant feedback, the study aims to determine the effectiveness of virtual experiential training in deepening learning outcomes.
Project Objectives
- Enhancing student learning and refining teaching methods.
- Assess the impact of virtual training on learners’ confidence in managing warfarin therapy by measuring confidence changes pre- and post-training.
- Compare learner satisfaction between virtual and traditional in-person training, understanding their preferences and perceptions of each modality.
- Inform best practices in virtual training to improve healthcare education and explore the application of our findings to broader educational methodologies, especially in digital and AI-enhanced learning.