CyberPatient Information

The distance between theory and practice in medical education can be miles apart. Our safe and diverse virtual training hospital, available on demand, 24/7 closes that gap. Cyberpatient’s pedagogically sound design enhances compiled thinking and recall recognition using visual, tactile, and written memory in a safe virtual environment. It is the ultimate tool to support students, build confidence and enhance the development of clinical competencies CyberPatient covers the full continuum of medical care resulting in improved decision-making and critical-thinking skills that will ultimately enhance start-to-finish patient management. Students can practice on 130+ patients without any legal or ethical consequences and access additional resources including thousands of diagnostic and animated assets for physical examination, procedures, surgery, and diagnosis. Just as a pilot trains to fly an airplane on a flight simulator, a medical student can practice on many virtual patients before ever treating a real patient! This revolutionary medical education platform was developed by Dr. Karim Qayumi, MD, PhD, FRCSC in collaboration with the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH). With the endorsement of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), and other Canadian and American academic institutions, IHI is poised to revolutionize the medical school curriculum for all future doctors!