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The rise of ChatGPT : Exploring its potential in medical education

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Lee, Hyunsu·2024·Anatomical Sciences Education

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The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into medical education has the potential to revolutionize the way students learn about biomedical sciences. Large language models, such as ChatGPT, can serve as virtual teaching assistants, providing students with detailed and relevant information and perhaps eventually interactive simulations. ChatGPT has the potential to increase student engagement and enhance student learning, though research is needed to confirm this. The challenges and limitations of ChatGPT must also be considered, including ethical issues and potentially harmful effects. It is crucial for medical educators to keep pace with technology's rapidly changing landscape and consider the implications for curriculum design, assessment strategies, and teaching methods. Continued research and evaluation are necessary to ensure the optimal integration of AI‐based learning tools into medical education.

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  • From a student perspective, GAI serves as a versatile teaching aid, simplifying and summarizing text to facilitate understanding.

    “From a student perspective, GAI serves as a versatile teaching aid, simplifying and summarizing text to facilitate understanding [5].”

    From Generative artificial intelligence in physiotherapy education: great potential amidst challenges- a qualitative interview study (2025) · cites this paper as [5]

    The Potential Applications and Benefits section says ChatGPT could serve as a virtual teaching assistant and explain complex concepts at a student's level. The Introduction says it can summarize research and medical literature, but does not specifically describe summarizing text for students to aid understanding. The paper presents its educational benefits as potential rather than established. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • Previous studies emphasize GAI's role in facilitating information processing, improved access to information, person-centered information delivery, and academic writing improvements in medical education.

    “This aligns with previous studies emphasizing GAI’s role in facilitating information processing, improved access to information, person-centered information delivery, and academic writing improvements in medical education [5, 9].”

    From Generative artificial intelligence in physiotherapy education: great potential amidst challenges- a qualitative interview study (2025) · cites this paper as [5]

    The Introduction (page unavailable) says ChatGPT can summarize and evaluate medical literature, and the Potential Applications and Benefits section describes quick access to information and potentially personalized explanations. The paper does not report improvements in students’ academic writing; its discussion of essays focuses on possible academic dishonesty. It also frames several educational benefits as potential rather than established outcomes. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  • Most existing research on GPT-based systems in medical education remains conceptual or exploratory, with limited empirical evidence on practical implementation in specific skill domains.

    “However, most existing research remains conceptual or exploratory, with limited empirical evidence on the practical implementation of GPT-based systems in specific skill domains.”

    From Feasibility study of using GPT for history-taking training in medical education: a randomized clinical trial (2025) · cites this paper as [5]

    The Potential Applications and Benefits section says ChatGPT’s efficacy in medical education “remains to be seen in practice,” and the Conclusions call for robust evaluations of learning outcomes. This supports the concern about limited practical evidence, but the paper does not establish that most existing research is conceptual or exploratory, or assess evidence across specific skill domains. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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  • Previous studies have shown that AI-assisted learning systems can enhance students' engagement, promote self-directed learning, and improve academic performance in various disciplines.

    “Previous studies have shown that AI-assisted learning systems can enhance students’ engagement, promote self-directed learning, and improve academic performance in various disciplines [10, 11].”

    From Effectiveness of a generative AI-powered digital tutor integrated with a knowledge graph in anatomy education for nursing students: a randomized controlled trial (2026) · cites this paper as [10]

    The Abstract (page unavailable) says ChatGPT has the potential to increase student engagement, but explicitly says research is needed to confirm this. The cited paper does not establish that previous studies showed improved engagement, self-directed learning, or academic performance across various disciplines. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Integrating AI-supported learning tools into foundational medical education can effectively enhance students' learning outcomes.

    “These findings suggest that integrating AI-supported learning tools into foundational medical education can effectively enhance students’ learning outcomes [6, 10].”

    From Effectiveness of a generative AI-powered digital tutor integrated with a knowledge graph in anatomy education for nursing students: a randomized controlled trial (2026) · cites this paper as [10]

    The Abstract says ChatGPT has the potential to enhance student learning, but explicitly says research is needed to confirm this. The Potential Applications and Benefits section likewise says its efficacy remains to be seen in practice. The source supports a possible benefit in foundational medical education, not an established effective improvement in learning outcomes. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Lee, H.
Affiliations
Keimyung University (KR)
Corresponding author
Lee, Hyunsu
Venue
Anatomical Sciences Education
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2023-03-28
Volume
17
Issue
5
Pages
926-931
ISSN
  • 1935-9772 (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-9780
OpenAlex
W4324130227
Cited by
596
References
21
Citations by year
2026: 83 · 2025: 177 · 2024: 235 · 2023: 100 · 2013: 1
FWCI
23.42
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Anatomical Sciences Education (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Health Informatics › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Artificial Intelligence in Education
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
Keywords
ChatGPT, large language models, artificial intelligence in medical education, virtual teaching assistants, student engagement, ethical issues of AI, curriculum development, assessment methods, interactive simulation
MeSH terms
Anatomy, Artificial Intelligence, Computer-Assisted Instruction, Curriculum, Education, Medical, Humans, Learning, Students, Medical

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