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Introducing AnatomyGPT: A customized artificial intelligence application for anatomical sciences education.

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A new AI tool, AnatomyGPT, shows promise as an intelligent tutoring system for anatomy education. It demonstrated comparable accuracy to ChatGPT and provided valuable citations, unlike the standard application.

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  • Anatomical Sciences Education
  • Artificial Intelligence in Education

Background:

  • Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly relevant in anatomical sciences education.
  • Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPTs), customizable versions of ChatGPT, have potential as intelligent tutoring systems.
  • Limited research exists on GPTs for anatomy learning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the design of AnatomyGPT, a customized AI application for anatomy education.
  • To explore the performance of AnatomyGPT compared to ChatGPT.

Main Methods:

  • AnatomyGPT was configured using GPT Builder with open-source textbooks and pedagogical instructions.
  • Performance was evaluated using National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) sample items.
  • Responses were assessed for accuracy, rationales, and citations.

Main Results:

  • AnatomyGPT achieved high scores on NBME sample items across Gross Anatomy, Embryology, Histology, and Neuroscience, comparable to ChatGPT.
  • AnatomyGPT provided citations, while ChatGPT did not.
  • Both GPTs provided rationales for all items.

Conclusions:

  • The customized AnatomyGPT shows preliminary potential as an intelligent tutoring system.
  • AnatomyGPT's ability to generate citations offers an advantage over standard ChatGPT.
  • Instructors and students may benefit from creating custom GPTs for anatomy education.