How do we teach generative artificial intelligence to medical educators? Pilot of a faculty development workshop...

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Artificial Intelligence

Background:

• Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly impacting medical practice.
• Healthcare professionals and educators need to understand AI's benefits, limitations, and applications.
• Familiarity with AI tools like ChatGPT is crucial for medical educators.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop, implement, and evaluate a faculty development workshop on generative AI using ChatGPT.
• To familiarize medical educators with AI applications in medical education.
• To assess the impact of the workshop on faculty interest and understanding of AI.

Main Methods:

• A brief workshop was designed for preclinical clinical skills preceptors.
• Participants engaged with ChatGPT using prompts relevant to teaching activities, such as generating differential diagnoses and providing feedback on student notes.
• Anonymous surveys were used to collect participant feedback.

Main Results:

• 15% of participants had used ChatGPT before the workshop, and half were familiar with AI in medical education.
• Interest in using ChatGPT increased from 43% to 65% after the workshop.
• Participants expressed concerns regarding the accuracy and privacy of ChatGPT.

Conclusions:

• The faculty development workshop serves as a model for AI education in medical settings.
• The workshop successfully increased faculty interest in using ChatGPT for educational purposes.
• The workshop was well-received by participants.