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Ashton Warlick¹, Chandler Clifton¹, Thuc Trinh¹

¹College of Health Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.

|November 4, 2025

Summary

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A pilot study found that the PerfusionPal chatbot did not significantly improve perfusion students' assessment scores or simulation performance. However, it did influence reservoir monitoring during simulated scenarios.

Keywords:

chatbot education perfusion simulation

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Area of Science:

Medical Education
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Simulation-Based Training

Background:

Chatbots are increasingly used to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes in educational settings.
Simulation-based training is essential in perfusion education for developing skills and clinical readiness in a safe environment.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the impact of a chatbot, PerfusionPal, on the learning outcomes of cardiovascular perfusion students.
To assess differences in simulation performance between students using PerfusionPal and those in a control group.

Main Methods:

A pilot randomized controlled trial involving 21 Master's students in Cardiovascular Perfusion.
Students were assigned to either an experimental group using PerfusionPal or a control group.
Performance was assessed using pre- and post-simulation scores, completion time, and reservoir checks across two simulated scenarios.

Main Results:

No significant differences were observed in assessment scores, completion time, or number of reservoir checks between groups in either simulation.
The experimental group using PerfusionPal demonstrated significantly longer average times between reservoir checks in both simulations (p=0.036 and p=0.043).

Conclusions:

The PerfusionPal chatbot did not significantly enhance assessment scores or overall simulation performance in this pilot study.
The chatbot did influence a specific aspect of performance, namely reservoir monitoring frequency.
Further research is required to optimize chatbot integration in simulation training and evaluate its broader feasibility and generalizability.