Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Hershey, PA.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Radiology, Baltimore, MD.
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2021 Sep-Oct;50(5):614-619. doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.06.011. Epub 2020 Jun 27.
Concerns about radiologists being replaced by artificial intelligence (AI) from the lay media could have a negative impact on medical students' perceptions of radiology as a viable specialty. The purpose of this study was to evaluate United States of America medical students' perceptions about radiology and other medical specialties in relation to AI.
An anonymous, web-based survey was sent to 32 radiology interest groups at United States medical schools. The survey was comprised of 6 questions assessing medical student perceptions of AI and its potential impact on radiology and other medical specialties. Responses were voluntary and collected over a 6-month period from November 2017 to April 2018.
A total of 156 students responded with representation from each year of medical school. Over 75% agreed that AI would have a significant role in the future of medicine. Most (66%) agreed that diagnostic radiology would be the specialty most greatly affected. Nearly half (44%) reported that AI made them less enthusiastic about radiology. The majority of students (57%) obtained their information about AI from online articles. Thematic analysis of free answer comments revealed mostly neutral comments towards AI, however, the negative responses were the strongest and most detailed.
US medical students believe that AI will play a significant role in medicine, particularly in radiology. However, nearly half are less enthusiastic about the field of radiology due to AI. As the majority receive information about AI from online articles, which may have negative sentiments towards AI's impact on radiology, formal AI education and medical student outreach may help combat misinformation and help prevent the dissuading of medical students who might otherwise consider the specialty.
来自大众媒体的关于放射科医生将被人工智能（AI）取代的担忧，可能会对医学生对放射科作为可行专业的看法产生负面影响。本研究的目的是评估美国医学生对放射科和其他医学专业与 AI 相关的看法。
我们向美国医学院的 32 个放射科兴趣小组发送了一份匿名的网络调查。该调查由 6 个问题组成，评估了医学生对 AI 的看法及其对放射科和其他医学专业的潜在影响。回复是自愿的，并在 2017 年 11 月至 2018 年 4 月的 6 个月期间收集。
共有 156 名学生做出了回应，代表了每个医学生年级。超过 75%的人认为 AI 将在医学的未来发挥重要作用。大多数（66%）人认为诊断放射学将是受影响最大的专业。近一半（44%）的人报告说，AI 使他们对放射科的热情降低。大多数学生（57%）从在线文章中获取有关 AI 的信息。对自由回答评论的主题分析显示，对 AI 的评论大多是中立的，但负面回应是最强烈和最详细的。
美国医学生认为 AI 将在医学中发挥重要作用，尤其是在放射科。然而，近一半的人对放射科领域的热情降低，因为 AI。由于大多数人从在线文章中获取有关 AI 的信息，这些文章可能对 AI 对放射科的影响持负面态度，因此，正式的 AI 教育和医学生外展活动可能有助于消除误解，并防止劝阻那些原本可能考虑该专业的医学生。
