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To assess AI-generated ratings of shared decision-making performance and compare attitudes and self-efficacy in medical students and physicians.

July 18, 2026JMIR Medical EducationOpen Access

AI-Simulated Patients for Training Shared Decision-Making: Feasibility Study in Medical Education

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LHLea HerschbachUniversity of Tübingen TFTeresa Festl‐WietekUniversity of Tübingen ASAlessandra SonaniniUniversity of Tübingen

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Feasibility study evaluates AI interactions for enhancing shared decision-making skills in medical students and physicians, suggesting promising applications.

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To assess AI-generated ratings of shared decision-making performance and compare attitudes and self-efficacy in medical students and physicians.
Feasibility study with pre-post mixed methods design involving 58 participants (22 medical students, 34 physicians).
Participants engaged in a 20-minute chat with an AI-simulated patient and received automated feedback on SDM performance.
Performance was evaluated using the OPTION-12 scale, with comparisons made between AI and human ratings.
Medical students scored higher on OPTION-12 (mean 28.67) than physicians (mean 22.79).
High agreement between AI and human scores (intraclass correlation 0.86, P<.001), although AI ratings were systematically higher.
Self-efficacy showed a slight decrease post-intervention, but participants found AI interactions authentic and useful for training.

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Herschbach et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a5b17c318557b26c2039ccb https://doi.org/10.2196/100467

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Feasibility study evaluates AI interactions for enhancing shared decision-making skills in medical students and physicians, suggesting promising applications.

AI-Simulated Patients for Training Shared Decision-Making: Feasibility Study in Medical Education

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AI-Simulated Patients for Training Shared Decision-Making: Feasibility Study in Medical Education

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