GenAI does not significantly improve knowledge exam scores of clinical medicine students compared with traditional teaching, with high heterogeneity¶
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q3 i? Pooled analysis of 14 studies found no significant difference in knowledge exam scores between GenAI and control groups for clinical medicine students (SMD = 0.22, P = 0.22, I² = 92%). → Xie Guanli 2026
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Xie Guanli 2026¶
Xie Guanli, Liao Jianglong, Tang Xiaoxia, Fu Han, Liu Duo, Deng Li, Wang Tao, Hong Xin. (2026). The impact of generative artificial intelligence on clinical skills and knowledge acquisition in medical undergraduates: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-09458-3
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Meta-analysis of 14 controlled studies (12 RCTs, one pseudorandom, one cohort; n = 1592 clinical medicine students) pooling knowledge exam scores. The article reports "no significant difference" with SMD = 0.22 (95%CI -0.13 to 0.56) and I² = 92%.
"GenAI did not improve knowledge exam scores for clinical medicine students [P = 0.22, SMD = 0.22, 95%CI: -0.13 to 0.56; 14 studies (12 RCTs, one pseudorandom study and one cohort study), n = 1592], and this analysis showed considerable heterogeneity (I2 = 92%)"
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