Most medical schools already have large libraries of patient scripts. These are typically written documents designed for simulated patients (SPs) to use during communication skills training and OSCEs.
SimChat allows you to convert existing scripts into interactive virtual patients that students can practise with anytime, anywhere.
Create a free SimChat account to see how your current scripts can be converted into interactive virtual patients
From PDF documents to real conversations
Traditional patient scripts describe what the patient should say, how they should behave and what information they should reveal.
With the AI scenario generator in SimChat, you can upload that same script and convert it into an interactive virtual patient.
Once the scenario is created, students can:
- Hold a real-time consultation with the virtual patient using text, voice or video modes
- Ask questions in their own words
- Practise the same case repeatedly at their own pace
- Receive instant AI feedback on their performance
Automatic checklists from your own cases
When you convert a patient script in SimChat, the platform automatically generates a checklist.
This checklist is used to provide feedback to learners. They can see:
- What they covered well
- What they missed
- How their communication came across
They also receive a full transcript of their consultation, which can be used for reflection, feedback and portfolio evidence.
Making existing case banks work harder
Most medical schools already have excellent case material. The problem is not content; it is how that content can be reused efficiently.
SimChat supports education at scale by allowing the same interactive cases to be shared easily across entire cohorts or year groups. Students can practise with virtual patients anytime and anywhere, without needing access to specialist facilities.
There is no hardware or software to install, and no reliance on human simulated patients for routine practice. Learners can access cases on their own devices, whether they are on campus, on placement or studying remotely.
Supporting, not replacing, human simulated patients
SimChat is designed to work alongside your existing simulated patient programme, not replace it.
Your human SPs remain central to teaching, while virtual patients enable students to practise the same cases more frequently and under less pressure.
This gives students the chance to make mistakes, reflect and improve before they enter clinical environments.
Sign up for a free SimChat account and request a demo to see how your current scripts can be turned into interactive virtual patients.