SurgiBot: Large Language Model-Based Patient Simulator for Surgical Informed Consent Training

Surgical informed consent discussions are essential for ensuring patients' understanding, shared decision-making, and ethical surgical practice. However, opportunities for surgical residents to practice and receive feedback about their performance in these conversations are limited. We developed SurgiBot, a large language model-based training platform that enables surgical residents to practice informed consent discussions with simulated patients. Design requirements were identified through participatory design with key stakeholders (e.g., surgeons, patients). SurgiBot provides a realistic and low-risk training environment, which is adaptable across surgical specialties.