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learning tools using virtual patients used teach clinical reasoning cr skills overcome limitations using facetoface methods however adoption new tools often challenging aim study explore uk medical educators perspectives influences adoption virtual patient learning tools teach cr qualitative research study using semistructured telephone interviews medical educators uk control teaching materials cr conducted consolidated framework implementation research cfir commonly used healthcare services implementation research adapted inform analysis thematic analysis used analyse data thirteen medical educators participated study three themes identified data influenced adoption wider context outer setting perceptions innovation medical school inner context participants recognition situations opportunities barriers related prior experiences implementing online learning tools example participants experience teaching using online tools viewed limited facetoface placements opportunities introduce innovations using virtual patients beliefs virtual patients may mirror reallife consultations perceptions lack evidence could barriers adoption adoption also influenced implementation climate setting including positioning cr curricula relationships faculty particularly faculty dispersed adapting implementation framework health services able identify features educators teaching processes medical schools may determine adoption teaching innovations using virtual patients include access facetoface teaching opportunities positioning clinical reasoning curriculum relationship educators institutions decisionmaking processes framing virtual patient learning tools additional rather replacement facetoface teaching could reduce resistance adapted framework healthcare implementation science may useful future studies implementation medical education