Mary Johnson's presentation from the 2008 SLEDcc Conference, Tampa, FL. Second Life as an Envrionment for Medical Education and Simulation Training

1. A Virtual Clinic for Medical Student Training in Second Life Using Chat-Enabled Patient Simulations Mary T Johnson, Ph.D. SL: Magistra Clary Indiana University School of Medicine Statewide Director for Problem Solving Competency Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology Terre Haute, IN 47809 [email_address]

3. Collaborative, clinic-like environment for first and second year medical students.

4. Patient Avatar in Virtual Clinic Waiting Room Three Learning Areas : Rural Medicine, International Medicine, and Poverty Medicine

5. The Patient Examination

8. Students at early stages of training are provided with a set of appropriate questions. After completing a minimum number of cases, students independently elicit patient information. Students can request specific background information about expected diseases. Basic science underpinnings for relevant diseases are provided as mini-lectures.

15. THIS PROJECT IS PART OF A MULTI-INSITUTIONAL COLLABORATION USING AIM-L LANGUAGE AND THE SECOND LIFE ENVIRONMENT Mary T Johnson (SL: Magistra Clary) Indiana University School of Medicine Douglas Danforth (SL: DrDoug Pennell) Ohio State University College of Medicine Bob Heller (SL: Duyu Voom) Athabasca University Centre for Psychology Mike Procter (SL: Snik Philbin) Athabasca University