Chat GPT, Write a Letter of Recommendation

Natural language processing, including one of the most famous tools for this, Chat GPT, has had a meteoric rise in publicity and number of users since it very recently became available to the general public. However, many clinician educators have limited knowledge about it. In this workshop, we will explore the many possible uses of Chat GPT to save time and reduce burden for clinician educators. We will begin the workshop with an overview of what Chat GPT is and the basics of use. We will then review the very new literature and anecdotal reports of uses of Chat GPT in medical education, including uses in automated scoring of assessments, creating personalized learning material, generating case scenarios, and others. Finally, we will give a demonstration using Chat GPT to do a task-drafting a letter of recommendation for a student based on their curriculum vitae. We will spend the majority of this workshop using interactive small groups to brainstorm and apply ways to use Chat GPT to reduce burden in everyday tasks for clinician educators. We will explore the advantages and pitfalls of using Chat GPT, and we will discuss the potential ethical considerations. Workshop participants will leave with sample prompts and outputs using the most recent version of Chat GPT to do everyday tasks such as writing vignette based multiple choice questions and creating a starting draft of a letter of recommendation.

Speakers

• Alfred Shoukry, MD
• Melissa McNeil, MD

Additional Information

Year Published: 2023 - APDIM Fall Meeting