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ArticleMedical education online2026

Integrating ChatGPT into knowledge-retrieval tutorials in undergraduate medical education: a prospective evaluation of higher-order learning and feasibility.

Roy Arokiam Daniel, Nivethitha V, Surya Bn, Antoinette Daniel, Visalakshi R

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Roy Arokiam DanielDepartment of Community Medicine, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, KK Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.ORCID 0000-0001-8124-8160
Nivethitha VSchool of Computer Science Engineering (SCOPE), Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Chennai, Tamil Nadu.ORCID 0000-0002-5349-605X
Surya BnDepartment of Community Medicine, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu.
Antoinette DanielDepartment of French, School of Social Sciences and Language, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, Tamil Nadu.
Visalakshi RDepartment of French, School of Social Sciences and Language, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, Tamil Nadu.

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backgroundGenerative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms such as ChatGPT present new opportunities to strengthen competency-based medical education (CBME). While retrieval practice is a proven strategy for enhancing long-term retention, its application to higher-order domains of Bloom's taxonomy within CBME, particularly when scaffolded by AI, remains underexplored. To our knowledge, this is the first longitudinal CBME study worldwide to evaluate supervised ChatGPT-assisted retrieval practice and its durability over time.

methodsWe conducted a six-month, prospective, non-randomised delayed-intervention study and all 270 third-year MBBS students (including supplementary batch) at a private medical college in South India were invited to participate in a faculty-supervised ChatGPT-assisted retrieval-practice intervention. Participants were allocated into four tutorial clusters; two received the intervention immediately, while the remaining two received it after a delay. The intervention comprised four weekly, two-hour sessions featuring higher-order multiple-choice questions, structured faculty-supervised interactions with ChatGPT, and guided metacognitive reflections. Outcomes assessed included MCQ performance at baseline, immediately post-intervention, and at one- and three-month follow-up, as well as student perceptions. Data analysis employed repeated-measures ANOVA and mixed-effects modelling.

resultsOf 270 students invited, 253 (93.7 %) met inclusion criteria and completed all assessments, achieving 100% follow-up at immediate, one-month, and three-month evaluations. MCQ performance demonstrated significant improvement across time points (F[3,756] = 65.14,

conclusionSupervised ChatGPT-assisted retrieval practice produced sustained improvements in higher-order cognitive performance, with particularly strong benefits for Lower-achieving students. This scalable, standards-aligned model holds promise for advancing CBME globally and warrants further validation through multi-institutional trials incorporating performance-based and clinical outcomes.

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Competency-Based EducationEducation, Medical, UndergraduateGenerative Artificial IntelligenceEducational MeasurementFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansIndiaLarge Language ModelsLearningMaleProspective StudiesChatGPTCompetency-based medical educationGenerative AIhigher-order thinkingmedical education assessmentretrieval practice

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