AI, Medical Writing and remembering Dr Sunil Pandya

AI, Medical Writing and remembering Dr Sunil Pandya

Recently I came across a post in LinkedIn, where the author of the post Dr Rahul Gopal shared an image of an article in a journal of a prestigious publishing house. The introduction began with “Certainly, here is a possible introduction to your topic….” And Dr Gopal writes about how the author has obviously used AI to write. But not just that, – there had been no checking, and the peer reviewers and editor/s apparently let this slip by.  My thoughts wandered to more than two decades ago when I was invited to attend a meeting of Editorial board members of several medical…
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If we teach, you need to learn. And practice

If we teach, you need to learn. And practice

I am going through a course where I am getting mentored on several skills. In one of the sessions a participant asked the mentor "Can you help me do ......?" (She asked for a specific job she needed done) And the mentor answered: "I would love to do this for you. But I cannot DO your jobs for you. You need to learn, ask for help, practice and then do it. Only then will you be able to do things independently." I thought to myself - This is partially true for the skills of literature searching and referencing, and for…
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A doctor did not know how to cite and reference for an article he had written. Such a lacuna in training is scary

A doctor did not know how to cite and reference for an article he had written. Such a lacuna in training is scary

An interesting experience: A few months back I got a request from a doctor who had studied in India. He is now working in another country. He had written an article and this was the first time he had attempted to write for a journal. He asked if I would read it and tell him about any improvements needed. I told him that I would not be able to comment on the content. But I offered to help with the technical areas and formats. He was happy with my offer to help. What did I do? I read the article.…
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