Large language model-based patient simulation to foster communication skills in healthcare professionals: User-centered development and usability study (Preprint)
Usability test reveals effective patient simulation tool for communication training in medical education, suggesting improvements through user feedback.
Key Points
The digital tool effectively simulates patient conversations, fostering communication skills in medical education.
Usability testing achieved a mean SUS score of 91.5, indicating excellent system usability according to medical students.
Grok 3 was rated the best LLM for patient simulations, showing strong performance in response realism.
Integrating an automated feedback mechanism could further enhance the educational potential of the simulation tool.