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ArticleCureus2026

Insights From Michael Polanyi: Tacit Knowledge and Its Critical Importance in Medical Education.

Thomas J Papadimos, Justin Hsu, Scott M Pappada

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Thomas J PapadimosAnesthesiology, Surgery, and Critical Care, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, USA.
Justin HsuSurgery, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, USA.
Scott M PappadaAnesthesiology, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the onset of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (the digital age), medical education is undergoing dramatic change. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have driven an increase in virtual learning sessions and meetings. Bedside teaching is increasingly at risk of becoming an endangered mode of education. Tacit knowledge, as defined and explained by Michael Polanyi, relies heavily on direct interaction with a teacher and mentor. The question, therefore, arises, "Can artificial intelligence and machine learning function as meaningful adjuncts that support the transfer of tacit knowledge in medical education, or will bedside teaching ultimately be replaced entirely by machine learning and artificial intelligence?"

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educational philosophymachine learning (ml)medical resident educationmedical school educationphilosophy of medicine

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PMID41737084
PMCPMC12927663

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