JMA Journal
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Original Research Article: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Rapidly Rising Preference among New-entry Medical Students for Using Generative Artificial Intelligence in Reflective Reports
Chihiro KawakamiOsamu NomuraMiyuki TakahashiRitsuki TakahaTakayasu ItoHiroaki UshikoshiTakuya Saiki
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2025 Volume 8 Issue 2 Pages 465-469

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Introduction: As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to proliferate, it becomes imperative that medical students are not only instructed in the use of AI but also afforded regular opportunities to interact with it throughout their medical education. In 2023 and 2024, an art-based reflective reports assignment was implemented among new-entry students of the medical program at a university in Japan. The assignment required students to use generative AI within their submissions. The objective of this study was to assess the perceptions of these students regarding the use of generative AI in their reflective reports over the course of two academic years.

Methods: First-year medical students were tasked with submitting an art-based reflective report about their experiences during the community-based inquiry learning session. The assignment was a component of their reflective competencies assessment. We conducted a survey of the 2023 and 2024 student cohorts and examined their perceptions of using generative AI using a five-point Likert scale. We compared the survey responses of the two cohorts using the t-test.

Results: The participants exhibited a notably higher mean score for positive perceptions toward generative AI in 2024 compared with 2023 (3.8 versus 2.9 points; p < 0.01). In addition, the proportion of participants who expressed a preference for using generative AI was significantly higher in 2024 than in 2023 (32.0% versus 17.4%; p = 0.02).

Conclusions: A substantial and rapid increase has been observed in the proportion of medical students indicating a preference for using generative AI. The joint adoption of generative AI by medical students and faculties signifies a significant and urgently required development in AI use within medical education.

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