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Article History

Received: 9 July 2024

Accepted: 13 January 2025

First Online: 24 January 2025

Declarations

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: This study complies with the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. The requirement for ethical approval has been waived by the review board of National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan. All data collection and processing adhere to the regulations of Taiwan Personal Information Protection Act. Strict measures are implemented during data collection to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of participants. All participants sign an informed consent form prior to data collection, and all personal identifying information is anonymized during data processing. The term “patient interviews” in our study refers to the interactive patient consultation simulations conducted within the Virtual Diagnosis and Treatment Platform (VP). These interviews are a built-in functionality of the VP system and were developed as part of the platform to facilitate medical training. The interview data collected were used only for this study. They are original to the platform and not based on any previously published materials, making external references inapplicable.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.