
Debra
Henninger-Borckardt,
PhD
CIO
Figment Learning Labs
Debra E. Henninger-Borckardt, PhD, Figment Learning Labs
Imagine patients receiving an extraordinary level of care from healthcare teams that are more practiced, more comfortable, more confident, and more open and helpful to their patients. We envision a future where every health professional learner — regardless of location or discipline — has access to transformative, AI-driven training that mirrors the complexity, collaboration, and humanity of modern clinical care. By pioneering intelligent, scalable, and inclusive educational technologies, we aim to become the global standard for virtual clinical education and interprofessional skill development. Our innovative training approach combines AI technology, digital gamification, and the needs of the healthcare community to create a more balanced, more informed, and more patient-focused healthcare team. Join us in transforming lives and education – together, we can create a brighter future for all.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Preparing future health professionals for effective patient communication and interprofessional collaboration remains a central challenge in health education. The authors developed an AI-powered virtual patient platform with support from an NIH R41 STTR grant, aiming to provide scalable, lifelike simulation experiences that foster clinical interviewing and teamwork skills in interprofessional educational settings.This presentation shares findings from two key components of our research and development process. First, we describe outcomes from the R41-funded Phase I study, which involved…