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Our story

About CyberPatient

“Standing in the middle of an emergency room filled with people screaming in pain, I realized medical school didn't prepare me for the reality outside a textbook.”
Dr. Karim Qayumi, Founder

CyberPatient exists to close that gap: a safe place to practice the whole patient encounter, as many times as it takes, before the first real one.

1998

First prototype shown at the UBC Innovation Trade Show.

2001

First module, Acute Abdomen, launches with 12 conditions.

2003

BC Innovation Award in Educational Technology.

2015

Interactive Health International spins off from UBC and rebuilds the platform for the web.

Today

150+ cases, AI history taking, and CP OnCall for students.

Our team

The people behind CyberPatient.

Dr. Karim Qayumi
Dr. Karim Qayumi, MD, PhD
Founder, President and CEO

Professor of Surgery at the University of British Columbia. Founder of the UBC Centre of Excellence for Simulation Education and Innovation. Chair of Technology-Enabled Learning at Vancouver Coastal Health. Recipient of the 1999 Killam Teaching Prize, author of 109 peer-reviewed publications and of Basic Surgical Techniques.

Tarique Qayumi
Tarique Qayumi
Consultant / Founder
Mohib Waziri
Mohib Waziri
CTO
Samyak Sah
Samyak Sah
UI/UX Designer
Krissella Bacanay
Krissella Bacanay
Influencer and Affiliate Coordinator
Questions

Frequently asked questions

Answers about our case library, institutional tools and partner contributions.

How are the cases reviewed?

Cases are reviewed by physicians for clinical accuracy and educational relevance, and updated as medical knowledge progresses.

Which guidelines do cases follow?

North American and Canadian gold standard clinical guidelines.

Does CyberPatient have an institutional LMS?

Yes. CyberPatient includes an LMS for institutions to create classes, organize students and assign cases.

Which programs can use it?

Medicine, nursing, allied health, physician assistant, undergraduate and postgraduate, including interprofessional education.

Are there limits on classes or students?

You can organize students into classes and curate cases for each class. Student access is limited to the learner allocation covered by your institutional licence.

Can partners contribute cases?

Yes. Partners can contribute cases to the CyberPatient library and receive credit for the cases they create.

Sales, pricing and support

info@cyberpatient.ca

Community

community@cyberpatient.ca

Investment

qayumi@cyberpatient.ca