Research Article

Medical Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes about Artificial Intelligence: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Volume: 22 Number: 68 December 31, 2023
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Medical Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes about Artificial Intelligence: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Abstract

Aim: Artificial intelligence (AI) may be explained as robotic systems that are made by humans. These robotic systems are designed based on statistics and used for executing functions of human-like behavior. AI has the potential to improve medicine and healthcare. AI is used in medical fields such as surgical areas and medical education. In the future, it will play a larger role in the field of medicine, as it does in many other fields. However, it is not discussed enough in today's medical education. The purpose of this study was to analyze the knowledge and attitude of medical students about AI in medicine. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among all the medical students in the international joint medical program of Eastern Mediterranean University carried out with Marmara University by using an online questionnaire. Students who were informed before the survey were asked to fill out the survey if they agreed to participate. The questionnaire included 3 parts; participant demographics, knowledge about AI, and attitudes toward AI. The results were collected and inspected via Microsoft Excel. The data from the survey were analyzed by chi-square tests using SPSS v26. Results: 88 medical students responded online survey. Most of the survey responders (77%) were already aware of information related to AI in medicine. The majority of the participants acquired this information from mainly social media and media. Only 26.1% of students indicated that they learned something about AI from lectures. 29.5% of preclinic phase students believe that the human physician will be replaced by AI in the foreseeable future, but the percentage is decreased to 18.5% among clinic phase students. Male students significantly stated that they have a basic understanding of AI (p<0.05). Additionally, the participants who understand the technologies significantly thought that these developments make medicine more exciting (p<0.05). Conclusions: The majority of medical students believe that AI would improve medicine. The students with more knowledge find the subject more exciting and less afraid. Since medicine and AI will more often be mentioned together in the future, future doctors should be equipped with information about AI during their medical education.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Amber Eker *
0000-0001-9997-4662
Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti

Ahmet Asım Çalışkan
0000-0001-5720-2277
Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti

Aysel Zorali
0009-0006-6455-1305
Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti

Mehmet Erhan Derin
0000-0002-1803-2380
Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti

Publication Date

December 31, 2023

Submission Date

May 5, 2023

Acceptance Date

October 26, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 22 Number: 68

APA
Eker, A., Çalışkan, A. A., Zorali, A., Kaynak, B., & Derin, M. E. (2023). Medical Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes about Artificial Intelligence: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası, 22(68), 41-51. https://doi.org/10.25282/ted.1292846
AMA
1.Eker A, Çalışkan AA, Zorali A, Kaynak B, Derin ME. Medical Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes about Artificial Intelligence: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası. 2023;22(68):41-51. doi:10.25282/ted.1292846
Chicago
Eker, Amber, Ahmet Asım Çalışkan, Aysel Zorali, Bensu Kaynak, and Mehmet Erhan Derin. 2023. “Medical Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes about Artificial Intelligence: A Cross-Sectional Survey”. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası 22 (68): 41-51. https://doi.org/10.25282/ted.1292846.
EndNote
Eker A, Çalışkan AA, Zorali A, Kaynak B, Derin ME (December 1, 2023) Medical Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes about Artificial Intelligence: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası 22 68 41–51.
IEEE
[1]A. Eker, A. A. Çalışkan, A. Zorali, B. Kaynak, and M. E. Derin, “Medical Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes about Artificial Intelligence: A Cross-Sectional Survey”, Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası, vol. 22, no. 68, pp. 41–51, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.25282/ted.1292846.
ISNAD
Eker, Amber - Çalışkan, Ahmet Asım - Zorali, Aysel - Kaynak, Bensu - Derin, Mehmet Erhan. “Medical Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes about Artificial Intelligence: A Cross-Sectional Survey”. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası 22/68 (December 1, 2023): 41-51. https://doi.org/10.25282/ted.1292846.
JAMA
1.Eker A, Çalışkan AA, Zorali A, Kaynak B, Derin ME. Medical Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes about Artificial Intelligence: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası. 2023;22:41–51.
MLA
Eker, Amber, et al. “Medical Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes about Artificial Intelligence: A Cross-Sectional Survey”. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası, vol. 22, no. 68, Dec. 2023, pp. 41-51, doi:10.25282/ted.1292846.
Vancouver
1.Amber Eker, Ahmet Asım Çalışkan, Aysel Zorali, Bensu Kaynak, Mehmet Erhan Derin. Medical Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes about Artificial Intelligence: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Tıp Eğitimi Dünyası. 2023 Dec. 1;22(68):41-5. doi:10.25282/ted.1292846

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