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Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence Resources |
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Artificial
intelligence can support learning, teaching, research, literature searching,
and clinical information seeking. However, AI generated information may be
incomplete, inaccurate, biased, or based on fabricated sources. MUSM users
remain responsible for verifying AI generated content, protecting confidential
information, following course and University policies, and applying appropriate
professional judgment.
Think
Critically • Search Strategically • Verify Carefully
Start with Responsible AI Use
- Protect patient, student, research, and other
confidential information.
- Verify facts, quotations, references, and clinical
claims.
- Use authoritative medical resources to confirm AI
generated answers.
- Disclose AI assistance when required.
- Remember that AI supports, but does not replace, human
expertise and clinical judgment.
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Choose the Right Tool
Different AI tools
are designed for different purposes. Select a tool based on the question you
need to answer, the type of information you will enter, and the evidence you
need to verify.
General Purpose and Research AI
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Resource |
Best Used For |
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AmplifyAI
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Mercer supported access to multiple AI models, assistants, prompt templates,
and short training videos. |
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ChatGPT |
Brainstorming, explaining concepts, organizing information, drafting, and
developing preliminary search terminology. Information and citations must be
verified. |
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Consensus |
Exploring research questions and identifying potentially relevant scholarly
studies. Read and evaluate the original articles before using the findings.
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OpenEvidence
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Obtaining evidence informed answers to clinical questions and identifying
supporting medical literature. Confirm recommendations and review the cited
sources. |
Evidence Based Clinical Information
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Resource |
Best Used For |
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Dyna AI for
DynaMedex |
Asking clinical questions in natural language and receiving concise answers
drawn from DynaMedex's evidence based disease and medication content, with
citations and links to supporting sources. |
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ClinicalKey
AI |
Obtaining conversational, evidence based clinical summaries supported by
ClinicalKey's medical books, journals, guidelines, drug information, and other
trusted content. |
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PubMed
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Finding and verifying the original medical literature and conducting
transparent, reproducible searches. PubMed is not a generative AI tool, but it
is essential for confirming evidence. |
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Embase
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Searching biomedical and pharmacological literature with broad international
coverage, including extensive drug, device, and conference abstract indexing.
Particularly useful for comprehensive literature searches and systematic
reviews. |
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Web of Science
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Searching across disciplines and tracing relationships among publications
through cited-reference searching. Useful for identifying influential studies,
following citation networks, and expanding literature searches beyond
biomedical databases. |
Key message:
AI can help you explore a question. Authoritative clinical resources and
bibliographic databases help you verify the evidence.
Visual Diagnosis and Clinical Reasoning
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Resource |
Best Used For |
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VisualDx +
DermExpert |
Developing visual differential diagnoses and using AI assisted image analysis
to evaluate dermatologic findings, lesion morphology, and other visually
presenting conditions. The results support, but do not make, a diagnosis.
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| Privacy
reminder: Do not upload identifiable patient photographs or protected
health information unless the tool, account, device, and intended use have been
approved for that purpose. AI generated image interpretations must be evaluated
in conjunction with the patient's history, physical examination, and
appropriate clinical expertise. |
MUSM
Guides and Learning Resources
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Using AI
to Navigate the Medical Literature: Opportunities, Limits, and Best
Practices
Learn how AI may support literature discovery and
searching while preserving verification, critical appraisal, and
reproducibility.
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Using AI to
Support Clinical Reasoning and Diagnosis
Review appropriate uses,
limitations, sample prompts, privacy considerations, and a suggested clinical
reasoning workflow.
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Self
Directed Learning Resources
Find authoritative resources for
identifying, investigating, and addressing gaps in medical knowledge.
Mercer Guidance and Policies
Special Considerations in Medicine
- Never enter
identifiable patient information or protected health information into an
unapproved AI system.
- Do not rely on AI
alone for diagnosis, treatment, medication, or patient care decisions.
- Verify clinical
recommendations against current guidelines and trusted clinical resources.
- Check every
citation by opening and reading the original source.
- Follow faculty
instructions concerning AI use in individual courses and assignments.
- Do not represent
AI generated work as independent human scholarship.
- Retain
responsibility for all work that you submit, publish, teach, or use in patient
care.
Need
Help?
Contact the
Skelton Medical
Libraries Librarians for assistance selecting appropriate information
resources, developing effective literature searches, verifying references, and
using AI responsibly in learning, teaching, research, and clinical information
seeking.
AI tools and features
change rapidly. Users should review current Mercer policies, course
requirements, product guidance, and privacy requirements before using an AI
tool. |
