Development of a Clinical Clerkship Mentor Using Generative AI and Evaluation of Its Effectiveness in a Medical Student Trial Compared to Student Mentors: 2-Part Comparative Study

AI-CCM has the potential to serve as a supplementary educational partner during CCs, offering comparable support to that of senior student mentors in structured scenarios. Despite challenges of response latency and limited depth in clinical content, AI-CCM was received well by and accessible to students who used ChatGPT's free version. With further refinements, including specialty-specific content and improved responsiveness, AI-CCM may serve as a scalable, context-sensitive support system in clinical medical education.