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AI In Medical School Curriculum



AI is becoming increasingly frequent in our daily lives. However, one medical school is utilizing AI in its curriculum. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City has become the first to incorporate AI into its doctor training program, providing all M.D. and graduate students access to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Faris Gulamali, a student in their medical program, has been using Chat GPT to prepare for surgeries and work on his bedside manner to explain complex diagnoses to patients. While AI has been helpful for students like Gulamali, concerns about privacy violations have come up. OpenAI has announced that it is working with universities and medical schools like Mount Sinai to protect students and patients. For instance, ChatGPT is constructed to be fully compliant with HIPAA, a federal law preventing the release of medical information. OpenAI’s Vice President and General Manager of Education, Leah Belsky, emphasizes how medical students should be taught to safely use AI in medicine. 


Vivek Kanpa, a Ph.D. student from Mount Sinai, uses AI for technical support in intricate research projects. Kanpa elaborates on how AI is a “pseudo-clinician style mentor” who asks questions at any time and a “pseudo-software engineering collaborator” who helps debug. Dr. Benjamin Glicksburg is an associate professor at the same school and mentions how AI alters how he interacts with students. The professor also describes how AI has saved him a lot of time, allowing him to spend more time with students. Kanpa addresses the fear of using AI that many people have but indicates we should “grow with technology rather than fear it.” AI can be a tool of innovation when used correctly and safely, not completely removing the human side of creativity. 


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