Soong Tse Kiat, Ho Cheng-Maw
Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Adv Med Educ Pract. 2021 Feb 18;12:167-173. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S287926. eCollection 2021.
With the advent of the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI), we seek to consider how AI could shape clinical examinations, specifically Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs). OSCEs, whilst having its own limitations, could be further enhanced with new technologies like AI to help better assess and prepare our future clinicians. With the everchanging requirements on the modern clinician, we deliberate the strengths and weaknesses of AI, and the need for emphasis on different skills to complement rather than resist the tides of change. In conclusion, we feel that AI has the potential to be a strong driving force in remodelling OSCEs to support future doctors and could serve as a new frontier in medical education and beyond. That being said, we recognize the technology and its applications are still in its infancy, and further study will be needed to eluciate the role of AI in medical education and in the greater landscape of medical practice.
随着人工智能(AI)时代的到来,我们试图思考AI如何塑造临床考试,特别是客观结构化临床考试(OSCEs)。OSCEs虽然有其自身的局限性,但可以借助AI等新技术进一步提升,以帮助更好地评估和培养我们未来的临床医生。鉴于对现代临床医生的要求不断变化,我们探讨了AI的优势与劣势,以及强调不同技能以顺应而非抗拒变革潮流的必要性。总之,我们认为AI有潜力成为重塑OSCEs以支持未来医生的强大驱动力,并可成为医学教育及其他领域的新前沿。话虽如此,我们认识到该技术及其应用仍处于起步阶段,需要进一步研究以阐明AI在医学教育及更广泛的医疗实践中的作用。