Artificial intelligence for healthcare and medical education: a systematic review

Human society has entered the age of artificial intelligence, medical practice and medical education are undergoing profound changes. Artificial intelligence (AI) is now applied in many industries, particularly in healthcare and medical education, where it deeply intersects. The purpose of this paper is to overview the current situation and problems of "AI+medicine/medical" education and to provide our own perspective on the current predicament.

We searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane and CNKI databases to assess the literature on AI+medical/medical education from 2017 to July 2022. The main inclusion criteria include literature describing the current situation or predicament of "AI+medical/medical education".

Studies have shown that the current application of AI in medical education is focused on clinical specialty training and continuing education, with the main application areas being radiology, diagnostics, surgery, cardiology, and dentistry. The main role is to assist physicians to improve their efficiency and accuracy. In addition, the field of combining AI with medicine/medical education is steadily expanding, and the most urgent need is for policy makers, experts in the medical field, AI and education, and experts in other fields to come together to reach consensus on ethical issues and develop regulatory standards. Our study also found that most medical students are positive about adding AI-related courses to the existing medical curriculum. Finally, the quality of research on "AI+medical/medical education" is poor.

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, our study provides an innovative systematic review of the latest "AI+medicine/medical curriculum". Since the AI+medicine curriculum is not yet regulated, we have made some suggestions.