Using ChatGPT for medical education: the technical perspective

Kwan Yin Chan; Tsz Hon Yuen; Michael Co

doi:10.1186/s12909-025-06785-9

Using ChatGPT for medical education: the technical perspective

Kwan Yin Chan
, Tsz Hon Yuen
, Michael Co

Department of Software Systems & Cybersecurity

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Abstract

The chatbot application Bennie and the Chats was introduced due to the outbreak of COVID-19, which is aimed to provide substitution for teaching conventional clinical history-taking skills. It was implemented with DialogFlow with preset responses, which consists of a large constraint on responding to different conversations. The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, such as the recent introduction of ChatGPT, offers innovative conversational experiences with computer-generated responses. It provides an idea to develop the second generation of Bennie and the Chats. As the epidemic slows, it can become an assisting tool for students as additional exercise. In this work, we present the second generation of Bennie and the Chats with ChatGPT, which provides room for flexible and expandable improvement.

Original language	English
Article number	201
Number of pages	29
Journal	BMC Medical Education
Volume	25
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-06785-9
Publication status	Published - 7 Feb 2025

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