ANATOMY MEETS AI: INSIGHT OF MEDICAL STUDENTS OF PESHAWAR TO EXPLORE CHATGPT’S IMPACT

Background: Artificial intelligence and ChatGPT is now changing the whole perception of education and research worldwide. It has also affected the healthcare, seeking attention of the students and professionals. Objectives: To evaluate the attitude and perception of medical students of Peshawar towards the use of Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT in learning anatomy. Material and methods: A questionnaire was designed using Google Forms, and was sent out to students of 2nd professional year in medical colleges of  Peshawar. It consisted of various questions targeting the students’ knowledge of Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT, and their attitudes towards Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT in learning and teaching Anatomy. Results: A total of 299 students participated in the survey with 168 female and 131 male students. 86% of students had basic information about advancing technologies while 62% considered themselves as technologically proficient. 62% believed that Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT could play a role in learning anatomy and 61% thought that ChatGPT might be used for self-assessment.53% did not agree that Artificial Intelligence could be a replacement of teachers and 75% students agreed that Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT might be misused by the students for completing their assignments. The study found statistically significant support for the use of AI and ChatGPT in anatomy education. Participants agreed that these tools make learning more exciting (p = 0.003), have the potential to revolutionize anatomy education (p = 0.038), and should be integrated into the medical curriculum (p = 0.015) Conclusion: It was concluded from our study that majority of the students are well aware of advancing technologies of Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT and it should be included in the medical education with proper guidance from the trained teachers. Key words: Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Anatomy, medical students, Medical education