The Attitudes of Medical Students at Babol University of Medical Sciences towards Artificial Intelligence
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M Mostafazadeh-Bora * , S Rahimi Esbo  |
1.Education Development Center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, I.R.Iran. , mostafamostafazadehbora2014@yahoo.com |
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Background and Objective: Artificial intelligence (AI) and associated technologies are having a significant impact on various medical fields. Familiarity with the applications of AI in medical education will create great potential for advancements in the healthcare system and empowerment of future generations of medical professionals. Therefore, the present study was conducted to evaluate the application of AI in medicine and its benefits and concerns based on the attitudes of medical students at Babol University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 117 medical students at Babol University of Medical Sciences. Data were collected using a questionnaire both online and in person. The first part of the questionnaire included demographic information and the second part included 12, 15, and 6 items to examine the uses, benefits, and concerns related to AI, respectively.
Findings: According to the results, 69 subjects (41%) were male and 48 subjects (59%) were female. The mean age of the study participants was 24.12±3.86 years. The results of this study showed that "education and training of medical students" (3.98±1.02) is the most important application of AI in medical sciences according to medical students. The most important advantages and concerns according to medical students were the following items: "AI can eliminate a variety of shortcomings in current medicine" (71%) and "There is a possibility of confidential patient information being published by some people or hackers" (80%).
Conclusion: The results of the present study showed that based on the attitudes of medical students, the greatest advantage of using AI is to address the weaknesses of current medicine and the greatest concern is the possibility of some people publishing confidential patient information. |
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Keywords: Attitude, Artificial Intelligence, Medical Student, Medical Education. |
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Type of Study: Cross Sectional |
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Medical Education Received: 2025/02/17 | Accepted: 2025/05/5 | Published: 2025/07/29
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