Evaluating the Effectiveness of Interactive Virtual Patients for Medical Education in Zambia: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Rebecca Horst¹, Lea-Mara Witsch¹, Rayford Hazunga^1,2, Natasha Namuziya^1,2, Gardner Syakantu², Yusuf Ahmed², Omar Cherkaoui³, Petros Andreadis⁴, Florian Neuhann^1,2, Sandra Barteit¹

¹Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Heidelberg Institute of Global Health (HIGH), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.

²Levy Mwanawasa Medical University, Lusaka, Zambia.

³AMBOSS Global Health Initiative, Berlin, Germany.

⁴SolidarMed Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Zambia is facing a severe shortage of health care workers, particularly in rural areas. Innovative educational programs and infrastructure have been established to bridge this gap; however, they encounter substantial challenges because of constraints in physical and human resources. In response to these shortcomings, strategies such as web-based and blended learning approaches have bee…

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