Surveying Health Professions Students’ Use of Generative AI Applications

Emily C. Harris; Amy Baldwin; Kathy Davies; Julie K. Gaines; Janette Hill; Shafer Tharrington; Edwin V. Sperr

doi:10.1007/s40670-025-02429-1

Surveying Health Professions Students’ Use of Generative AI Applications

Emily C. Harris
, Amy Baldwin
, Kathy Davies
, Julie K. Gaines
, Janette Hill
, Shafer Tharrington
, Edwin V. Sperr

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Abstract

While there has been an explosion of interest in the use of generative AI (GenAI) applications in medical education over the past 2 years, relatively little is understood about how health professions students are using this technology. This study aimed to answer these questions by surveying students about their GenAI use. Unsurprisingly, this survey revealed that many students were indeed using these applications, most often for information retrieval.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1907-1911
Number of pages	5
Journal	Medical Science Educator
Volume	35
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-025-02429-1
State	Published - Aug 2025

Keywords

Generative AI
Health professions education
Information-seeking behavior
Medical education

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine (miscellaneous)
Education

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