New RISE Article Examines Potential Role of ChatGPT in Residency Application Cycle

A new Resources in Surgical Education (RISE) article, “Beyond Virtual: ChatGPT’s Role in the Residency Application Cycle,” describes the ways that students, faculty, and programs may be using generative AI technologies as a source of ideas, content, and labor throughout the residency application cycle.

The authors, Elizabeth L. Malphrus, MD, MPP, William Piwnica-Worms, MD, Joseph M. Serletti, MD, and Joshua Fosnot, MD, discuss how tools like ChatGPT can be used to produce or refine the many forms of written content that make up a residency application, from emails and recommendation letters to personal statements and academic manuscripts. Medical students can also use the technology to study, to develop ideas, and to make written communications more polished and efficient.

The article also suggests that programs and faculty require a working understanding of the capabilities of these tools to guide trainees through the inevitable challenges associated with implementation of a new technology.

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