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Research . 2026
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Improving Medical Education with Large Language Models

Authors: Deroy, Aniket;

Improving Medical Education with Large Language Models

Abstract

Large Language Models (LLMs) are catalyzinga paradigm shift in medical education, tran-sitioning the field from a reliance on static,"encyclopedic" knowledge retrieval toward dy-namic, agentic, and personalized learning en-vironments. This evolution addresses a crit-ical need in modern medicine: the ability toapply vast amounts of theoretical data to nu-anced, real-world clinical reasoning. By serv-ing as both sophisticated "virtual tutors" and"standardized patients," LLMs offer a scalablesolution for high-fidelity clinical simulation,allowing students to practice history-taking, di-agnostic synthesis, and communication skills ina low-stakes, 24/7 accessible environment. Theintegration of these models enables a "hyper-personalized" curriculum where AI-driven plat-forms adapt in real-time to a learner’s specificknowledge gaps, providing scaffolded feedbackand Socratic questioning that mirrors seniorclinical mentorship. Furthermore, LLMs assistin bridging the "pre-clinical gap" by simulat-ing complex patient encounters and automat-ing the assessment of clinical documentation,such as SOAP notes, with near-instantaneousfeedback. Despite these advancements, sig-nificant challenges remain, including the riskof factual hallucinations, inherent algorithmicbiases, and the technical limitations of simulat-ing non-verbal clinical cues. To mitigate theserisks, the current educational framework em-phasizes a "human-in-the-loop" approach, uti-lizing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)to anchor AI outputs to evidence-based medicaldatabases. This abstract concludes that whileLLMs cannot replace the essential human el-ements of medical mentorship, they representan indispensable tool for augmenting clinicalcompetency, ensuring that future physicians arebetter equipped for the complexities of modern,data-driven healthcare.

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