Japanese university unveils AI program for medical student training

Nagasaki University in southwestern Japan and a local systems development company have unveiled an artificial intelligence program that lets medical students practice interviews with virtual patients on a screen.The development comes as regional universities struggle to secure simulated patients, who require training to accurately reproduce symptoms of real cases, the university said, amid population declines in many of Japan's local areas.In a demonstration in early March, an AI patient reported having a fever and cough for two to three days and responded appropriately to questions from a …READ FULL ARTICLE