In this article, we explore the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical education and continuing medical education. We discuss the rapid evolution of AI technology, particularly generative AI and large language models, and their implications for teaching and learning. We emphasize the importance of AI literacy, ethical considerations, and evidence-based approaches to integrating… Continue reading The Future of #Artificial #Intelligence in Medical Education and Continuing #Medical Education
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The Illusion of #Readiness: Stress Testing Large Frontier Models on Multimodal #Medical Benchmarks
Large frontier models like GPT-5 now achieve top scores on medical benchmarks. But our stress tests tell a different story. Leading systems often guess correctly even when key inputs like images are removed, flip answers under trivial prompt changes, and fabricate convincing yet flawed reasoning. These aren't glitches; they expose how today's benchmarks reward test-taking… Continue reading The Illusion of #Readiness: Stress Testing Large Frontier Models on Multimodal #Medical Benchmarks
Woodcuts as Reading Guides: How Images Shaped Knowledge Transmission in Medical-Astrological Books in Dutch (1500-1550) by Andrea van Leerdam (2023)
Woodcuts as Reading Guides: How Images Shaped Knowledge Transmission in Medical-Astrological Books in Dutch (1500-1550) by Andrea van Leerdam (2023) In the first half of the sixteenth century, the Low Countries saw the rise of a lively market for practical and instructive books that targeted non-specialist readers. This study shows how woodcuts in vernacular books… Continue reading Woodcuts as Reading Guides: How Images Shaped Knowledge Transmission in Medical-Astrological Books in Dutch (1500-1550) by Andrea van Leerdam (2023)
On: Galen
The history of medicine is littered with men, and women, who even today, have an impact on the way we treat and are treated when we are ill. One of these, and one of my favourite, was Galen. A Greek physician who practiced in the 1st Century CE Roman Empire, he studied extensively before moving… Continue reading On: Galen
On this day … 16 September 1893
The Preston Chronicle carried a report from an angry meeting at Freckleton at which residents protested about ‘the abominable nuisance caused by the Preston Corporation and other public bodies bringing their sewage into the village’. The main target for the protests was Freckleton Farm. The sewage of both Preston and Fulwood was carried eight miles… Continue reading On this day … 16 September 1893
The AI Revolution in Medicine: GPT-4 and Beyond
The AI Revolution in Medicine: GPT-4 and Beyond by Peter Lee, Carey Goldberg, and Isaac Kohane This book was read for work, so it is clearly not the typical book that is reviewed on this blog. However, for anyone involved in data protection, data privacy, healthcare, clinical research, and/or artificial intelligence this book is a… Continue reading The AI Revolution in Medicine: GPT-4 and Beyond
The illusion of evidence based medicine
Evidence based medicine has been corrupted by corporate interests, failed regulation, and commercialisation of academia, argue these authors The advent of evidence based medicine was a paradigm shift intended to provide a solid scientific foundation for medicine. The validity of this new paradigm, however, depends on reliable data from clinical trials, most of which are… Continue reading The illusion of evidence based medicine
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