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Historical Perspectives in Medicine using a Large Language Model: Emulating an 18th Century Physician

2026-02-12 medical education Title + abstract only
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IntroductionEighteenth-century medical texts document a formative period in the evolution of clinical reasoning, yet their integration into modern medical education is limited. The traditional approach to learning the history of medicine has naturally focused on passive reading, but new approaches using AI could enable learners to interrogate and simulate the historical diagnostic logic and therapeutic paradigms. More specifically, large language models (LLMs) offer an opportunity to create inte...

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