TY - JOUR T1 - Dangerous Ideas: Virtual GP JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 86 LP - 86 DO - 10.3399/bjgp15X683689 VL - 65 IS - 631 AU - Mica Skilton Y1 - 2015/02/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/65/631/86.abstract N2 - Virtual-GP (V-GP) is a groundbreaking mobile app with the potential to revolutionise the medical school curriculum, potentially making early GP placements redundant. Many of the basic communication and examination skills acquired by medical students at their GP placements can be replaced by this app, which simulates patient contact via interactive pair work with clinical ‘signs and sounds’. It has been designed to help medical students learn and perfect the two core skills of history taking and clinical examination.It is usable by student pairs (with role play) or suitable for lone study. V-GP contains step-by-step guidance on how to take a structured patient history, highlighting key questions to ask to determine potential conditions and providing patient scenarios for pair work. The scenarios … ER -