Perceptions, Usage, and Educational Impact of ChatGPT Among Medical Students in Germany: Cross-Sectional Mixed Methods Survey
ChatGPT was already widely used among medical students, especially in exam preparation and the early stages of training. Students valued its efficiency and support for understanding complex material, but its long-term influence on learning is limited. Concerns about reliability, source transparency, and data privacy remain, and AI skills played a key role in shaping usage. These findings underscore the need to integrate structured, practice-oriented AI education into medical training to support critical, informed, and ethical use of large language models.
Authors
- Sebastian Kühn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8031-2973)
- Nadine Schlicker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0368-3081)
- Martin C. Hirsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3268-4921)
- Johannes Knitza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9695-0657)
- Andreas Mayr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7106-9732)
- Felix Muehlensiepen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8571-7286)
- Fabian Lechner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9200-477X)
- Anna Fußhöller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1650-1332)
Institutions
- Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
- Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DE)
- Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Formative Research
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/81484
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.62
Funders
- Philipps-Universität Marburg