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Global cross-sectional student survey on AI in medical, dental, and veterinary education and practice at 192 faculties
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Background: The successful integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare depends on the global perspectives of all stakeholders. This study aims to answer the research question: What are the attitudes of medical, dental, and veterinary students towards AI in education and practice, and what are the regional differences in these perceptions? Methods: An anonymous online survey was developed based on a literature review and expert panel discussions. The survey assessed students' AI knowledge, attitudes towards AI in healthcare, current state of AI education, and preferences for AI teaching. It consisted of 16 multiple-choice items, eight demographic queries, and one free-field comment section. Medical, dental, and veterinary students from various countries were invited to participate via faculty newsletters and courses. The survey measured technological literacy, AI knowledge, current state of AI education, preferences for AI teaching, and attitudes towards AI in healthcare using Likert scales. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Mann–Whitney U-test, Kruskal–Wallis test, and Dunn-Bonferroni post hoc test. Results: The survey included 4313 medical, 205 dentistry, and 78 veterinary students from 192 faculties and 48 countries. Most participants were from Europe (51.1%), followed by North/South America (23.3%) and Asia (21.3%). Students reported positive attitudes towards AI in healthcare (median: 4, IQR: 3–4) and a desire for more AI teaching (median: 4, IQR: 4–5). However, they had limited AI knowledge (median: 2, IQR: 2–2), lack of AI courses (76.3%), and felt unprepared to use AI in their careers (median: 2, IQR: 1–3). Subgroup analyses revealed significant differences between the Global North and South ( r = 0.025 to 0.185, all P < .001) and across continents ( r = 0.301 to 0.531, all P < .001), with generally small effect sizes. Conclusions: This large-scale international survey highlights medical, dental, and veterinary students' positive perceptions of AI in healthcare, their strong desire for AI education, and the current lack of AI teaching in medical curricula worldwide. The study identifies a need for integrating AI education into medical curricula, considering regional differences in perceptions and educational needs. Trial registration: Not applicable (no clinical trial).
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- Authors
- Busch, F., Hoffmann, L., Truhn, D., Ortiz-Prado, E., Makowski, M. R., Bressem, K. K., Adams, L. C., COMFORT Consortium, Abdala, N., Navarro, Á. A., Aerts, H. J. W. L., Águas, C., Aineseder, M., Alomar, M., Angkurawaranon, S., Angus, Z. G., Asouchidou, E., Bakhshi, S., Bamidis, P. D., Barbosa, P. N. V. P., Bayramov, N. Y., Billis, A., Bitencourt, A. G. V., Becerra, A. J., Busomoke, F., Capela, A., Cau, R., Clements, W., Corlateanu, A., Cuocolo, R., Cương, N. N., Gama, Z., de Medeiros, P. J., de Velasco, G., Desai, V. B., Dhakal, A. K., Dignum, V., Domitrz, I., Ferrarotti, C., Fułek, K., Ganguly, S., García-Juárez, I., Savevska, C. G., Radovikj, M. G., Gorelik, N., Gorelik, V., Gorospe, L., Griffin, I., Grzybowski, A., Hering, A., Hide, M., Hochhegger, B., Hofstaetter, J. G., Huseynova, M. R., Iaconi, O.-S., Torres, P. I., Ivanova, N. G., Izquierdo-Condoy, J. S., Jackson, A. B., Jha, A. K., Jha, N., Jiang, L., Kader, R., Kaul, P., Kaya, G., Kępczyńska, K., Kolawole, I. K., Kolostoumpis, G., Koshy, A., Kruger, N. A., Loeser, A., Lucijanic, M., Maihoub, S., McFadden, S., Avila, M. C., Mihalčin, M., Miyake, M., Mogami, R., Molnár, A., Morakote, W., Ngabonziza, I., Ngo, T. Q., Nguyen, T. T., Nortje, M., Palaian, S., de Almeida, R. P., Perić, B., Pilko, G., Bates, M. L., Purwoko, M., Rainey, C., Ribeiro, J. C., Rodriguez-Granillo, G. A., Agudelo, N. R., Saba, L., Sadasivan, S., Sado, K., Saidman, J. M., Saturno-Hernandez, P. J., Schwarz, G. M., Solis-Barquero, S. M., Pérez-Olivares, J. S., Sountoulides, P., Stanzione, A., Tabakova, N. G., Takeda, K., Tanioka, S., Thulesius, H. O., Toapanta-Yanchapaxi, L. N., Truong, M. H., Tuncel, M., van Dijk, E. H. C., van Wijngaarden, P., Xu, L., Zatoński, T., & Zhang, L.
- Affiliations
- TUM Klinikum (DE)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Aachen (DE)
- Deutsches Herzzentrum München (DE)
- Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (MK)
- Hue University (VN)
- Corresponding author
- Busch, Felix
- ORCID
- Busch, Felix
- Hoffmann, Lena
- Truhn, Daniel
- Makowski, Marcus R.
- Bressem, Keno K.
- Adams, Lisa C.
- Alomar, Muaed
- Angus, Zachary G.
- Bayramov, Nuru Y.
- Capela, Andreia
- Cau, Riccardo
- Cuocolo, Renato
- Domitrz, Izabela
- Griffin, Ian
- Iaconi, Oana-Simina
- Kader, Rawen
- Kaya, Gürsan
- Kępczyńska, Katarzyna
- Mogami, Roberto
- Morakote, Wipawee
- Rainey, Clare
- Solis-Barquero, Sergio M.
- Venue
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2024-09-28
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1066-1066
- ISSN
- 1472-6920 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC11439199
- OpenAlex
- W4402945053
- Cited by
- 108
- References
- 53
- Citations by year
- 2026: 65 · 2025: 38 · 2024: 5
- FWCI
- 10.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- BMC Medical Education (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- medRxiv (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UNICA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Cagliari) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Luxembourg) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Cork Open Research Archive (University College Cork, Ireland) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- mediaTUM (Technical University of Munich) (submittedVersion)
- RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen)
- Funders
- HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme (101079894)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Health Informatics › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Social Sciences › Education › Innovations in Medical Education
- Social Sciences › Education › Artificial Intelligence in Education
- Keywords
- artificial intelligence in healthcare, medical students, dental students, veterinary students, student attitudes toward AI, artificial intelligence in education, AI knowledge, technological literacy, regional variation, Global North and Global South, medical curriculum, dental curriculum, veterinary curriculum, clinical implementation of AI
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Artificial Intelligence, Attitude of Health Personnel, Cross-Sectional Studies, Curriculum, Education, Dental, Education, Medical, Education, Veterinary, Female, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Students, Dental, Students, Medical, Young Adult
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