Voluntary use of LLM-powered virtual standardized patients and medical students’ interview performance: An observational study

Xiaoxing Gao, Jun Feng, Lian Duan, Liang Wang, Hui Xu, Xuefeng Sun, Xiaoming Huang

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DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2026.2681965
Published: 2026-06-20
Container: Medical Teacher
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@article{allodium:10.1080/0142159x.2026.2681965,
  title = {Voluntary use of LLM-powered virtual standardized patients and medical students’ interview performance: An observational study},
  author = {Xiaoxing Gao and Jun Feng and Lian Duan and Liang Wang and Hui Xu and Xuefeng Sun and Xiaoming Huang},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Medical Teacher},
  doi = {10.1080/0142159x.2026.2681965},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159x.2026.2681965}
}

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TI  - Voluntary use of LLM-powered virtual standardized patients and medical students’ interview performance: An observational study
AU  - Xiaoxing Gao
AU  - Jun Feng
AU  - Lian Duan
AU  - Liang Wang
AU  - Hui Xu
AU  - Xuefeng Sun
AU  - Xiaoming Huang
PY  - 2026
JO  - Medical Teacher
DO  - 10.1080/0142159x.2026.2681965
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Gao, X., Feng, J., Duan, L., Wang, L., Xu, H., Sun, X., & Huang, X. (2026). Voluntary use of LLM-powered virtual standardized patients and medical students’ interview performance: An observational study. Medical Teacher. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159x.2026.2681965

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