Knowledge and Education about Artificial Intelligence among Medical Students from Teaching Institutions of India: A Brief Survey

Abstract

This article was migrated. The article was not marked as recommended. Objectives: To assess the knowledge and education about artificial intelligence (AI) among medical students in India. Materials and methods:A web-based questionnaire was designed using Survey Monkey and sent via WhatsApp to second and third-year medical students of three premier medical institutions of India. The questionnaire consisted of ten questions aiming to assess the knowledge and education related to AI and computer language in medical field. The inclusion was voluntary with prior intimation that the results can be used for analysis. Results: A total of 226 students responded to the survey, out of these 115 were boys and 111 were girls with a median age of 20 years. Majority of the students had heard about AI (62.5%) and internet was the main source of information for them. Unfortunately, none wanted to pursue their career in AI. 85.9% students showed interest to learn more about AI, although knowledge about any computer language was lacking in 73% students. 73.4% students were also unaware about journals and publications going on in the field of AI. However, 89.1% students were optimistic about scope of integration of AI in medicine. For all the responses, there was no significant difference between boys and girls. Conclusion: This brief survey highlights that although our medical students are not fully aware about AI and its applications, yet they are Open Peer Review Migrated Content "Migrated Content" refers to articles submitted to and published in the publication before moving to the current platform. These articles are static and cannot be updated.