Introduction Over the past decade, pre-clerkship medical education has shifted from solely relying on didactic lectures to implementing more group learning and clinical experience to promote individualized, self-directed, and patient-centered education. COVID-19 required medical schools to examine their curricula and determine which portions were adaptable to virtual learning. This study compared first-year medical students' (MS1) perceptions of an online curriculum, focusing on the students' preferred resources before and after the transition to virtual courses.
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September 2021
Background: As medicine and the delivery of healthcare enters the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the need for competent human-machine interaction to aid clinical decisions will rise. Medical students need to be sufficiently proficient in AI, its advantages to improve healthcare's expenses, quality, and access. Similarly, students must be educated about the shortfalls of AI such as bias, transparency, and liability.
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