Dr Sandhya Duggal
Lecturer in Medical Sociology and Communication Skills
Selected publications
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An AI-powered patient simulator (SimPatient) for communication skills education – safety-informed design and randomised controlled trial
O'Malley, A., Duggal, S., Murad, S., Wang, X. & Hughes, A., Aug 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Open access
Rebuilding local support systems - person by person, place by place: international advances in local area coordination
Bartnik, E., Broad, R., Sinclair, N. & Duggal, S., 18 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Disability & Society. Latest Articles, p. 1-6 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
“Walking around the golf course is the exercise you need”: exploring the acceptability of a golf on referral scheme amongst participants through post-programme focus groups
Warne, S. J., Brown, L. R., Barker, K., Carstairs, S. A., Burns Cunningham, K., Duggal, S., Evans, I., Martin, A., Murray, A., Ozakinci, G., Williams, A. J. & Sullivan, F., 27 Mar 2026, In: BMC Primary Care. 27, p. 1-16 16 p., 108.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing undergraduate clinical communication teaching and learning through AI simulation
Duggal, S., Hughes, A., O'Malley, A. S., Wang, X., Murad , S., Zachariou, M. & Gordon, I., 14 Apr 2025, UK Council of Clinical Communications conference (UKCCC 2025).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Evaluating GPT-4's performance as an automated marker of academic assignments in medical education
O'Malley, A., Duggal, S., Beaton, E. & Illes, J., 15 Dec 2025, p. 7-7.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Open access
Evaluating the educational impact of an AI-powered totipotent interactive patient simulator (SimPatient)
O'Malley, A., Duggal, S., Gordon, I., Hughes, A., Murad , S. & Wang, X., 12 Oct 2025, p. 1-11. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Open access
Evaluating the reliability and consistency of a custom GPT-4-based marker of student assignments
O'Malley, A., Duggal, S. & Illes, J., 25 Sept 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Improving clinical communication education for medical undergraduates using AI simulation: development and evaluation of Totipotent Interactive Patient Simulation (TIPS)
Duggal, S., O'Malley, A., Wang, X., Zachariou, M. & Hughes, A., 15 Dec 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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SimPatient - High-fidelity AI patient simulation platform using hyper realistic behavioral modeling for scalable medical education
Murad , S., Wang, X., Duggal, S., Gordon, I., Hughes, A. & O'Malley, A., 23 Oct 2025, p. 1-1. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Solving educational capacity challenges with an AI-powered patient simulator
O'Malley, A. S., Duggal, S., Gordon, I., Murad , S. & Wang, X., 25 Jun 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract