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ChatGPT in Nuclear Medicine Education

Geoffrey Currie and Kym Barry
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology September 2023, 51 (3) 247-254; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.123.265844
Geoffrey Currie
1Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia; and
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2Charles Sturt University, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
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    Bar chart for student mean and ChatGPT score for each of 6 subjects that had written tasks evaluated. NM = nuclear medicine.

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    Bar chart for Turnitin AI score for ChatGPT assignments for 6 subjects that had ChatGPT assignments generated and ChatGPT examination answers for each of 8 courses that had examinations generated. NM = nuclear medicine.

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    Summary of Potential Applications of ChatGPT in Nuclear Medicine Student Education, with Evaluation of That Capability Against Findings of This Investigation

    ChatGPT capabilityEvidenceComment
    Language assistant✔Is useful to develop language skills when English is second language
    Accessibility✔Is useful for supportive technology
    Generation of lecture notes?Could fill gaps but requires confidence in accuracy and currency of content
    Interactive learning?Requires confidence in accuracy and currency of content
    Personalized learning?Is useful perhaps for first-year students performing at lower level but not for advanced students
    Group collaboration?Is useful perhaps for first-year students but lacks insights and depth to facilitate meaningful discussion
    Feedback?Requires confidence in accuracy and currency of content
    Question answering?Requires confidence in accuracy and currency of content
    Question creation?Requires confidence in accuracy and currency of content
    Suggestion of group discussion topics?Requires confidence in accuracy and currency of content
    Provision of case studies?Is useful perhaps for basic studies but not for novel, complex, or new applications or old applications with refined approaches
    Independent learning×Lacks currency, depth of insight, and accuracy of information to benefit students
    Assignment help×Provides writing that is inadequate, research that is shallow, and information that is not current or accurate
    Information and resources×Provides research that is shallow and information that is not current or accurate
    Writing assistance×Lacks professionalism, does not target audience, and ignores important writing conventions (e.g., referencing)
    • ✔ = applications our evidence supports; × = applications for which evidence suggests no role; ? = applications for which evidence suggests limited role.

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    Selection of Learning Outcomes for Specific Examination or Assignment Tasks Across Some Evaluated Courses

    Learning outcome descriptorAssessment typeCurrent credit standardCurrent passing-score standard
    Describe, explain, and implementWritten taskCompare data across some relevant primary literature, explain some relationships across data, and summarize key conceptsCompare data with some relevant literature, describe some relationships among data, and state some key concepts
    Identify, explain, and applyExaminationRecall mostly accurate facts, generally apply relevant knowledge correctly within context most of the time, explain important relationships across data most of the time, and provide plausible interpretationRecall some accurate facts, apply relevant knowledge correctly within context some of the time, explain important relationships across data some of the time, and provide interpretation
    Explain and apply principles ofWritten taskReview and contextualize knowledge, with capacity for explanation of practiceReview and describe knowledge, with capacity for discussion of practice
    Demonstrate understanding ofExaminationGenerally apply relevant knowledge correctly within context most of the timeApply relevant knowledge correctly within context some of the time
    Describe, explain, evaluate, and developExaminationIndicate sound knowledge and application of concepts through descriptions, explanations, and discussion of contentIndicate knowledge and application of emerging concepts through descriptions of content
    Explain and applyWritten taskDemonstrate sound understanding of themes and course matter; use recent external literature to demonstrate sound comprehension of themesDemonstrate limited understanding of themes and course matter; use external literature to demonstrate limited understanding of themes
    Recognize and describeExaminationRecall facts from course material accurately, with limited but accurate application of facts to presented scenariosRecall facts from course materials and record in basic manner; attempt to apply facts to scenarios presented
    • Data show misalignment with minimum passing-score standards. In each case, it could be argued that to meet learning outcome, credit standard should be minimum passing-score criteria.

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