AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE INTRODUCTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE MEDICAL CURRICULUM FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SUCH AS INDIA

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an irreplaceable part of most people's lives, with far-reaching impacts ranging from engineering, Robotics, Navigation, facial recognition, Agriculture, gaming etc. Still, perhaps its most beneficial application is in the field of medicine and healthcare. Healthcare is an ever-evolving and improving field dedicated to helping people with their mental and physical well-being. It is in the true sense that it touches human lives, gives way to precision medicine and surgery, preventive health and increases the longevity and well-being of human life. The introduction of Artificial intelligence has revolutionised the industry in unimaginable ways. It is already being used to make clinical diagnoses, reports various investigations, assist in surgery and organise large amounts of data into simpler digestible chunks. However, despite its importance, it has still not found its place in the Indian medical education curriculum. This report analyses the need for the incorporation of AI as a part of the Indian Medical Educational system and provides recommendations on the process of its assimilation.