SOPHIE

Standardized Online Patient for Healthcare Interaction Education

Practice clinical communication with AI-powered virtual patients. Receive real-time feedback on empowerment, explicitness, and empathy in medical conversations.

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SOPHIE virtual patient conversation in action

How it works

Three steps to improve your clinical communication skills

1

Pick a clinical scenario

Choose from explert-created clinical scenarios for communication practice.

2

Converse naturally

Have a dynamic video conversation with your virtual patient, powered by cutting-edge conversational AI.

3

Get feedback

Receive detailed, module-specific feedback on empowerment, explicitness, and empathy to sharpen your skills.

3E Training

Build stronger patient connections emppowerment, explicitness, and empathy.

Diverse Clinical Scenarios

Diverse clinical scenarios made for communication practice by expert clinicians.

Real-time Analytics

Detailed metrics on communication patterns and skill progression

Citation

If you use SOPHIE in your research, please cite our work

BibTeX
@article{haut2025ai,
  title={Ai standardized patient improves human conversations in advanced cancer care},
  author={Haut, Kurtis and Hasan, Masum and Carroll, Thomas and Epstein, Ronald and Sen, Taylan and Hoque, Ehsan},
  journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.02694},
  year={2025}
}
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