Industry-Academia Collaboration Activities
Development of AI Chatbot for Medical Interviews
In collaboration with Takelobo Co., Ltd. (located in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo), Junior associate professor Akira Yamamoto of our center has developed an “AI Chatbot for Medical Interviews.” Amidst the restrictions on face-to-face medical interview practice during the COVID-19 pandemic, this development allows individuals to conduct medical interview practice at their convenience.
→Press release available here (Japanese only)（https://www.atpress.ne.jp/news/338733）
Development of Virtual Training for Medical Practicum
In collaboration with ima-create Co., Ltd., Junior associate professor Akira Yamamoto of our center utilized virtual technology to digitize body movements, enabling virtual training for medical practicum in a non-face-to-face setting.
→Press release available here (Japanese only)（https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000024.000034298.html）
Collaboration Activities with Students
Easy Medical Interview Practice on Line
Under the guidance of Junior associate professor Akira Yamamoto from our center, Takao Tsuji, a second-year medical student at the time, developed a medical interview BOT system using LINE and ChatGPT. By having ChatGPT act as a patient, medical students can easily conduct medical interview practice on LINE. Additionally, verification was conducted to assess the accuracy when ChatGPT acted as a physician.
→Experience the ChatBOT here (Japanese only)（https://chatbotforosce.my.canva.site/#questionary）
IR Activities
In recent years, IR (Institutional Research) departments have been established successively at medical schools nationwide. This is attributed to the diverse backgrounds of incoming students at comprehensive universities, varying educational goals and contents by field, and strong societal demands, particularly in medical schools, regarding postgraduate paths, such as addressing the uneven distribution of physicians.
While Kyoto University has traditionally collaborated with the university-wide Educational IR Promotion Office for IR activities, starting from the academic year 2023, the university has decided to hire specialized personnel to further promote IR activities specific to the medical faculty.
The role of Educational IR involves providing information and suggestions for improving the educational system through data collection and analysis.
For data collection and providing information and suggestions for improvement, collaboration is essential with various entities, including the university-wide IR Promotion Office, the medical school academic affairs office, individual laboratories and affiliated hospitals, alumni associations, as well as educational program evaluation committees, academic affairs committees, and faculty meetings.
Moving forward, we will continue to collect and analyze information not only at the time of admission and graduation but also throughout the course of study, including longitudinal changes, to use for ongoing evaluation of educational programs. Additionally, we are considering the introduction of a learning portfolio, specifically a study portfolio (accumulating data on students’ learning, such as grades and reports) to facilitate understanding of their progress and enable effective learning. We aim to empower students to plan their studies strategically through the thoughtful utilization of such portfolios in the future.
